Word: conducting
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Francis G. Peabody, D. D., will conduct prayers from December...
...entire accord with the communication published in yesterday morning's CRIMSON, in regard to the action of the Directors of the H. D. A. I have frequently taken friends into the gallery during the past few years after Chapel, and I have never noticed any ungentlemanly or boisterous conduct, - I mean boisterous conduct that was offensive...
...prevent disturbances by other means than what has been resorted to." I think this is a misstatement. What has been done this year? What warning has been given? Last year to be sure a vote was passed by the directors that, "members of the Association found guilty of ungentlemanly conduct towards visitors in the gallery be subject to suspension from the Association." In this it seems the Directors did no more than their duty. It would have been well for them to have taken a similar action this year, for it must be remembered that even if there...
...CRIMSON also says that the disturbances have been "boisterous action very generally participated in." Conduct may be boisterous and still proper. We should remember that we are neither old gray-beards or a body of college professors, that it is untrue to our natures as young gentlemen - boys if you please - to sit perfectly straight and rigid, perfectly composed and dignified when visitors are present in the gallery. If we sat in our places like frozen mummies we should be as Doroty Lundt expressed in the Transcript last April: "Harvard boys? Not a bit of it! Young gentlemen from...
...that the measure is "an insult to the well-behaved members of the association" any more, indeed, than than the placing of proctors in the dormitories is an insult to the well-behaved men who live in them. If the action creates a strong enough sentiment against ungentlemanly conduct to frown it down in the future, it will at least have accomplished its purpose...