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...professors suggests to us a simple point of college etiquette. At present, it is not rare for the most distinguished members of the University to go about the grounds without receiving any recognition from the students. This comes from two causes: The students have diffidence in being the first to make sign of recognition, in fear that the older man may feel inconvenienced to return the recognition; the older members of the University, on the other hand, are unable to distinguish among a great number of men such as should be known to them...
...newly appointed watchmen do not yet fully understand the difference between things which are allowable and those which are objectionable; but will, I trust, soon learn to distinguish between a Glee Club concert and a "boisterous demonstration...
...well aware that this a delicate question,- that no discourtesy is intended, and that the cheer comes because Harvard is gaining and not because opponents have made a misplay. Yet, in the outward appearance, there is nothing to distinguish one motive from the other, and it has been a tradition here that, in such cases, even the appearance of discourtesy should be avoided. It is a tradition that ought not to be broken...
...observer. If either is wanting the light is of no value. If the mirror is poor, that is if the reflected light be too faint, the best observer can get no good results. Thus often in the troubles and perplexities of life, even those who know God best cannot distinguish His hand. On the other hand, if the mirror be perfect there is nothing told to one who is not a good observer. Thus while to a naturalist every plant and rock tells how the laws of nature are working, to the uneducated they mean nothing. So in religion sometimes...
...inimitable skill followed the same tactics and saved Yale from defeat. The evenness of Yale's play in both offensive and defensive work was one of the most striking features of the game. So equally balanced were they that in point of comparative strength it is hard to distinguish between...