Word: sentimentality
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...light. The rescinding of this vote not only shows a lamentable lack of deep public feeling, but takes away from the action of the college the one feature which would have prevented future outrages. If Saturday's culprits had been made to feel the full strength of college sentiment there would be no question of future vandalism. But now the offenders are to be shielded from punishment, and future celebrators will have nothing to fear but verbal reproofs, while they may hope to have their mischief repaired by public subscription...
Resolved, That we express the unanimous sentiment of the undergraduates in saying, that we view the wanton defacing of Harvard's walls and monuments with the most hearty indignation; that we resent the imputation that a deed so barbarous and un-Harvardlike could have been done by our sanction or with our knowledge; but that we believe it to be the sanction of one or two men at most...
...general feeling that some action ought to be taken in regard to the manner of holding celebrations was voiced by L. M. K. Garrison, L. S., who moved that the meeting express it as the sentiment of the students that the Athletic Committee be requested to suggest some plan under which celebrations may be conducted in a manner more satisfactory to all than they are at present. The motion was carried unanimously...
...plainly the sentiment of the meeting that the students should take some active part in the detection of the perpetrators of the outrage, and after considerable discussion it was voted that a portion of the money raised by subscription shall be devoted to employing officers to ferret out the miscreants...
...incumbent upon every man to do his utmost toward whatever reparation can be made. First of all the culprits should be hunted up and be made to leave college. Harvard has no place for such vandals as they. In the next place there shoudl be some expression of student sentiment deprecating the mischief. A mass meeting has been called and every Harvard man should make it his business to be present and add his voice to the remonstrance. Every man must now be under the condemnation of the public, and the only way to clear himself is to express...