Word: annoying
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Most men have a definite bent, but to devote themselves to one thing they must conform to the bars of circumstance. They must work with the tools and staff at hand. But hindrances annoy them, and at times God appears to mock. Yet, though the human will cannot arrive at its chosen point, the discipline of character will permit another goal. For a strenous nature such schooling is hard; but character is the only thing which man can win, hold and take away with...
Since the publication of Dr. Bowditch's letter in the CRIMSON, there has been a growing feeling of regret among the members of the freshman class that anything should have happened on the night after the victory over Yale to annoy or mortify any one. While Dr. Bowditch seems to have had just cause for complaint, he appears to have overlooked the fact that a large part of the disturbance was caused by men not connected with Harvard at all. Nevertheless, since so much blame has fallen on the freshmen as a result of the unfortunate occurrence, would...