Word: condescending
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Harvard has been divided in this campaign, but not noncommittal. Harvard has always been inclined to condescend toward national politics, and to view all candidates, as we should say in France, from high to below. The Nomad remembers watching the Harvard classes as they filed past in the great torchlight parade in favor of Blaine in 1884. There was a tendency in the banners to lampoon all three of the candidates for the Presidency--Blaine, Cleveland and Butler; and this tendency was greatly emphasized when the class of '88 came along with a three-sided transparency--on one side...
With examinations almost over and diplomas almost in hand, but one cloud remains to darken the Seniors' horizon. What shall be done with the furniture which they have cared for and carved for four bright years? A second-hand dealer or a janitor can often be found who will condescend to remove mahogany desks and brass bedsteads with comparatively little expense to the owner. But aside from the fear that cherished heirlooms of college days may not receive the treatment to which they are accustomed is the knowledge that one's pocket-book has not profited by the transaction...