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Harvard College treats the students as men; the students, however, act in some instances, like the merest children. The performances of last Monday night can find no sanction in the minds of candid and impartial men. The class of '91, represented by a number of its uncontrolled spirits, has made for itself an unenviable reputation early in its career. If these men believe because men smile at their follies and do not treat them as their fathers did before they came to college, that therefore their actions are meritorious, they are very much mistaken, and have much yet to learn...
...many friends in and about college. None who came in contact with his simple, manly character can fail to grieve at his loss. His career at college, both socially and in his studies, was one to serve as an example of straightforward, honest worth. A firm yet candid friend, ever willing to sacrifice his own pleasure to that of others, his uniform courtesy and quiet merit won for him the respect of all, the sincerest regard of those who knew him intimately. His success in the athletic field has upheld the honor of his college on more than one occasion...
...Candid confession of the Yale News. "By permitting the Harvard freshmen to take their fence from them the freshmen have proved themselves the weakest class, in one respect at any rate, that has ever entered Yale College...
...feeling that exists here, if to "revival" we must give the common newspaper meaning. Still on the part of many members of the college greater interest in matters of a religious character has been awakened, and with it has come a desire to give religious subjects a fair and candid consideration. The question of religion is a question that every man must decide for himself. Indifference to it, as to the important questions of the day, is inconsistent with the requirements of a liberal education. That Harvard is waking from this indifference, which so many of those who have never...
...still remain compulsory, - yet the Overseers cannot refuse to heed the reasonable and manly request contained in a minor clause, asking that detailed reasons be given for unfavorable action, if such action be taken. We look, then, for a happy conclusion of the matter, or at least for a candid statement of the reasons influencing the Overseers, in case of an adverse decision upon the petition. Even supposing the present petition to be ineffectual in securing the desired end, yet the grounds upon which its rejection will be based will be invaluable as guides for the actions of those...