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...Times man, it is easily seen, is a miserable Philistine, whose narrow, minded prejudices should receive no mercy at the hands of an impartial public. His sophisms are too transparent to require an answer...
...slides about two weeks, rowing a rather fast stroke, about 31 or 32 to the minute. The crew has yet a somewhat ragged appearance caused by the men not swinging straight fore and aft. This, although simply a matter of appearance in the gymnasium, becomes very important in a narrow shell. There is a general tendency throughout the boat, and particularly so with number seven, and one or two others to hurry the recover and hang at the full reach. The time is good in the stern and waist, but poor in the bow. Number five has improved much...
...make a specialty of such subjects can afford to give them the necessary time. Such a course of lectures, giving a close idea of the conflicting views, would furnish a groundwork on which many could form clearly defined opinions who, without such help, might drift as circumstances determined into narrow and prejudiced views...
...comprehended by the authorities. Are they relying on a system of chances, waiting until there is but one more chance left for a serious disaster, or will they never be convinced of their duty in this respect until actual loss of life occurs? Such a loss or even a narrow escape from such a loss - an event which is liable at any time to happen - would raise a storm of public indignation and reproaches against the college for failing to provide beforehand against the danger. And the reproaches would be fully deserved...
...exchanges have of late grown more or less satirical on the subject of verses usually found in college papers of the day. They might of course have stepped over the narrow bounds which they have placed upon their sharp criticisms and have reviewed the general run of poetry which appears in the more strictly literary periodicals, but they have spared us fortunately, and only college poets were hauled over the coal. It is noticeable that those whose verses are systematically worst are most noisy in carping and cavilling at the envied superiority of their betters and in disclaiming all partisanship...