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...unnecessary and vulgar form of advertising, but on consideration the merits of this far-reaching plan are evident. Across the Hudson River, the idea prevails that Harvard is too much a New England college, and that a man from the West is not welcome here. It is to dispel this unfortunate illusion and to present the true state of affairs in Cambridge that speakers are being sent throughout the country, armed with facts which cannot be controverted...
...hard to believe that there are men in the University so mean-spirited as deliberately to use the Union without becoming members. It is mainly through ignorance or failure to realize the intentions of the donor that this nuisance occurs. A glance at the rules of the club will dispel any such ignorance; a reading of Major Higginson's words would make anyone ashamed to use his gift without contributing something...
Furthermore, the testimony of those men who have in the past availed themselves of their greatest privilege as Seniors should dispel all doubt as to the actual pleasure of spending the last year of College in close touch with the men who have been three years at Harvard together...
...closing Mr. Bonaparte emphasized the degrading influence of the doctrine that public offices are "spoils" in any sense. To dispel this belief we need only exert our active will, for the real stumbling block is not ignorance, but the torpor of national conscience. Once we realize that submission to the "spoils" system is cowardly and a source of peril to the common wealth its overthrow will be easy to accomplish...
...current number of the Lampoon must not be taken too seriously. There is already a drowsiness about the more pretentious contributions which the shorter bits, though brighter, do not dispel. The leading editorial, though the point is well concealed, gives the impression of an attempt to treat a question of real interest in light vein, and is in this way a commendable departure from the conventional rambling vehicle for chance flashes of wit. But the treatment is unfortunately inconclusive, and the writer, apparently aware of this, follows the good old Lampoon fashion and introduces an allusion to recent hour exams...