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...mere verbal gymnastics to call it anything else than laziness. There is individual indifference to mathematics or philosophy, resulting from mental characteristics, which of course is not termed laziness; but, these differences cancelling each other in one college as compared to another, there is that general trait whose causes may only be traced among the various sources of laziness as social conditions and material environments. And here let me stop to give reasons for indifference that will look homely in the presence of the philosophy heretofore paraded. I mean the wealth of our College, its size, and neighborhood...
Those in College whose society is courted have shameful immoralities, rooms full of the foul odors of coarse thought, licentiousness, and drunkenness...
...have a share in decisions upon questions of national interest, involving alike their honor, their safety, and their property. The Freshman, naturally shy about speaking before his unknown classmates, thinks that the easiest way will be to put all his interests in the hands of an executive committee, whose only relation with him henceforth will be that of an importunate creditor, fondly believing that the Crew and the Nine will be organized in the best possible way without further responsibility on his part. He knows that a great deal of money will be spent, - much more than is necessary...
...chief objection to the preservation of the seats appears to be that they are a favorite evening resort for questionable characters, whose noisy behavior disturbs the residents of the neighborhood. The employment of a single watchman would put an end to this, and his wages would be a less serious drain upon the treasury of the Nine than the $ 75 which must now be paid to a monopolist whenever a match is played...
...emulation of his inferiors, no matter how much the jealousy of those inferiors may lead them to decry him. He is a fitting head for the great social body beneath him; and if his fortune will permit him to abstain from work, - by work I mean daily exertion whose ultimate object is bread-making, - he may be far more useful to the world than if his tastes and inclinations were fettered by business. But he must never be idle. Noblesse oblige. He must constantly exert himself to maintain with dignity the position to which he lays claim...