Word: acte
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...that the repetition of an act criminal enough the first time it was committed has disgusted Harvard men is putting it mildly. One and all are ashamed and exasperated that there should be a man among us who thinks that the way to glorify his University's athletic achievements is by smirching her reputation...
...Finale, Act I, "Lohengrin," Wagner...
...clear, by the universal and just indignation among the undergraduates, that the painting of the John Harvard statue is not the outcome of any Harvard spirit or Harvard enthusiasm, but rather the act of a band of cowardly dare-devils. These individuals may or may not be members of the University, and it is very important to show that it was personal and individual spite and not any University feeling which prompted this barbarous act. The act of these few ought to be held up and the offenders sought out and punished for the trespass. Thus the enormity...
...seems needless to remind any one of the loss that such an act brings to the University, not merely in dollars and cents (for it is well-known that similar foolish acts in the past have caused such material loss), but principally in dignity and prestige throughout the country. It would be superfiuous to mention all these things were it not for the fact that several important games-and victorious games, too, we believe-still remain. In view of this, is the whole University patiently to submit to the disgrace of Saturday night? To do nothing to discover the offenders...
...Prelude, Act I, "Lohengrin," Wagner...