Word: argument
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Chief among the arguments of the supporters of Chapel attendance on Sunday were four. First, they declared that Yale was essentially a Christian institution, that it was founded as such, that men going to New Haven do so with the knowledge that there they will be obliged to attend religious services, and that, if they are opposed to it, there are many other colleges which they may enter. In the second place, it was stated that Chapel was a place in which students might acquire in a peculiarly fitting manner ideals and idealism. The third argument brought forward...
...opposition to these arguments, those who favored a change in the Chapel attendance system brought forth five items. First of all they declared that while Yale was founded with compulsory Chapel, it was also founded without Psychology and Chemistry courses, and without a Medical or Law School; that, in other words, the emphasis had shifted in education, and that forced attendance at a religious service is an anachronism. Secondly, they stated that, because of the feeling of compulsion, men were prejudiced in Chapel against Christianity and its ideals. Next, it was asserted that presence of hostile individuals in the congregation...
...established on the continent by force of arms. Women councillors have never been allowed by the natives, and I am sure that we shall greatly weaken our rule in the eyes of the native if we allow women to take part in our councils." General Byron, referring to the argument that women belong to the home and their husbands: "Men who talk like that are usually men who have had everything done for them by women when they were young, and have grown up to look upon them as reliable unpaid upper servants. Women are certainly different, but they...
...duress is in itself a nice point; much can be said both pro and con. As a matter of strict fact, China has never ratified agreements and concessions to foreign powers since she became a republic, a little over eleven years ago. That is an important factor in the argument...
...student who takes advantage of his friendship are simply an unavoidable outgrowth of the whole system. Their attitude cannot be changed by any external means. But when the question of voluntary attendance comes up for consideration, the shortcomings of the monitorial system are likely to be an argument in its favor...