Word: moralizing
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...little this year, and now of all times when we need the advice of political leaders on questions of national and local importance, it is not rallying to the occasion. Much as some disapprove of the methods adopted, there is no doubt that this country is undergoing an unprecedented moral awakening, that lends the greatest importance to the coming campaign. It is an opportunity for the Political Club to become an active power for good; but if neglected, it will shake our confidence in the ability of undergraduate organizations to deal ably with the larger questions beyond the horizon...
This school preaches the gospel of education through self-help and lays stress on the importance of manual work in the development of intellectual and moral worth...
...authorities are really in earnest and mean that speculation shall stop, the blacklist must be published. A vast amount of effort was expended this year in detecting speculation, and if it is not to be wasted, the results must be made known. The moral effect of merely depriving a man of his privileges is no longer sufficient. The only way in which those who contemplate using privileges for personal gain can be brought to their senses is by publicly disgracing those already caught...
...mistake to go back to the rule allowing the back field men to let a ball bounce around on the ground and come to rest before they need to touch it. Moreover, it gives the line men something to do besides tackling and opening holes, and has a strong moral effect on the defense. The forward pass I also think is necessary to the game in some form, although it should be modified in some way. Mr. Dalv and myself advocated limitation in last year's conference, to eliminate the wild scramble for the ball on the high passes...
...situations, and as slender as the broker's tape out of which the plot is spun, Mr. Owen Wister's little story of "Mother" is nevertheless not unworthwhile. On these few genial pages, the author's touch is light and graceful; and if one cares for a moral, there is perhaps, one to be found. Not the least amusing part of the story is that "Mother" turns out to be--but this is infringing on Mr. Wister's copyright. P. A. HUTCHISON...