Word: theft
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...behalf of the Harvard Memorial Society, I wish to call the attention of all Harvard men to the disgraceful act committed last Wednesday night, in the theft of the "Louisburg Cross," from the Library, and to ask them to assist in its recovery. The old cross was one of the most valued possessions of the University and its loss is irreparable, save through the return of the cross itself...
...hoped that the person who broke the cross from its place and carried it away was as ignorant of its value as he was of the slighest conception of honor or manliness. The theft is the most disgraceful act which has been perpetrated in the University for years, and the offender, if discovered, should be severly dealt with...
...speeches, which used to make a great hit, fell flat. Was it an old story with the audience? The character has been detected by his son in the act of stealing. "When you spoke that speech ten years ago," replied Mrs. Warner, "you spoke like a man accused of theft by his son. You hardly knew what to say. You stood abashed and acted like an honest man for the first time accused of theft. Now it is an old story with you. You make the speech as if you had been accustomed to steal all your life and always...
...certain student is denounced for having stolen the sign of the athletic manager. Because this gentleman is a member of the University it was decidedly wrong to steal his sign; if he had been some poor barber there might yet have been some doubt as to whether the theft was justifiable or not. Are we not laying ourselves open to the charge of upholding as a principle of our university life one which is worthy only of a band of thieves: "From any outsider steal all that thou canst-but woe unto thee if thou stealest aught from thy brother...
...speaking of the theft of Mr. White's sign, we purposed to point out that a student ought to respect the rights of fellow-members of a University, even if he did not respect the rights of those who were much less closely connected with him. This seems to us to be quite different from saying that a student, if he treats men in the University well, may do what he wills to outsiders. He is under obligation to respect the rights of all, but we are free to say that we think that his obligation becomes greater, the closer...