Word: culprit
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...officials, but the students themselves, were sharply on the watch for violations of privilege, and would do their utmost to trace all concealed books to the responsible parties, the number of offenses could not but be diminished. Perhaps, though, it would be too much to hope that any one culprit could be convicted and made a discouraging example to such as might without it have continued in their evil ways...
...either a very remarkable coincidence or else it was a deliberate abuse of the privileges of the library on the part of some student for his own personal benefit. That it was the latter is almost certain. We do not know who did this; probable nobody but the culprit knows. We can only let the man, whoever he is, know in this public way that his action is unworthy of a Harvard man; more specific criticism must come from his own conscience...