Word: pride
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...this my boy? my pride...
...students, are also to be censured because we do not take interest enough to demand electives in American history. It cannot be denied that every young American should have more than a school knowledge of his country's history. To disregard it shows a want of pride in our native land and a lack of appreciation of, our ancestors whose trials and labors made us what...
...faculty are said to favor a voluntary attendance. The behavior of the students at chapel prayers is exemplary. Their home training has undoubtedly made them realize that mere gentlemanliness requires this. In this respect the contrast with most bodies of Western students is not soothing to Western pride...
...what to do, whether they had studied a profession or not. Harvard was more of an American, more of a democratic college than any other in the country. The students who carried off the honors and reflected the greatest credit on the college were not the docile. pride-of-the-Sunday-school boys, but those who had some "get-up" about them. The irresponsible rich boy was not a desirable adjunct to the college-roll. Harvard was the one college in America which aimed at improving and allowing the most scope to the character of the student...
This project has occasioned considerable comment in many of the New York papers. The N. Y. Times says in regard to the financial aid required: "If local pride still counts for anything with the rich men of New York, substantial benefactions from some who are not specially distinguished as patrons of education may be expected," and their assistance together with the support which will undoubtedly be forthcoming from those especially interested, will make the difficulty of raising an endowment of $4,000,000 much less than was at first expected. This subject is also discussed in the N. Y. Post...