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...societies, not to commit itself blindly, presented a plain statement of the manner in which they interpreted the intended working of the settlement, and made their acceptance of the terms depend upon the condition that assurances should be given that the rest of the class would do nothing to prevent the result they expected from being reached. This mode of procedure was looked upon by the representatives of another faction as an attempt at dictation, and they refused to enter into any such understanding, or, as long as that condition was adhered to, to have anything to do with...
...plan seems to me so desirable in every way that I am surprised it has not been thought of before and carried into execution. An objection has been raised that it might cause some dissatisfaction, either called up by the sensitiveness on the part of one man that would prevent his ordering for himself what his neighbor could not afford to have, or growing out of the envy of the neighbor caused by his inability to enjoy what his richer classmate has. But surely this is a puerile objection! Why, on the same principle, should one man wear a better...
...like it for keeping up a strong feeling of self-respect. If your name is a great one, you feel that it is your duty to maintain its credit. If it is not great, you feel it is your duty to make it so, or at any rate to prevent it from slipping into absolute obscurity. And I have very little respect for a man who has not a real and ardent love for the name he bears. Our Harvard pride, like our family pride, is a real safeguard. The name of our dear old college has kept many...
...Junior and Senior years examinations become but a pleasant offset to recitations. If our residence here were prolonged to twice the present time, we should be extremely disgusted if an accident should prevent an examination, and would warn all our friends from taking the elective of a man who cared so little for keeping his promises...
...last meeting of the trustees the Senior Finals were removed, and a motion to prevent the Base-Ball Club and the Foot-Ball Team from playing matches out of town during term-time was rejected...