Word: distortion
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...bear in mind the words of Mr. Bacon, 'Harvard, may she always be right, but Harvard, right or wrong.' " This savors too much of the "win at any cost" spirit, and does not give any good reason why we should not criticize the recent action. It seems also to distort our attitude somewhat. The second editorial urges Harvard's withdrawal from all athletic leagues as the best proof of her earnestness in reform...
...Herald-Crimson. This name did not continue "until the fall of '84, when the name was modified to the CRIMSON." The first edition of the DAILY CRIMSON was May 8, 1884. From that day the name has remained unchanged. These inaccuracies are the more inexcusable, as they distort facts which are of so recent a date as to be within the memory of many students still connected with the University...
...imaginary stories of adventure on the plains, and along the rivers of our continent, and it would have been none of our business; he might have lectured himself into fame and fortune without a word of protest from us. But when he began to pervert the history and distort the geography of our continent to gratify his ignorant conceits and base ambitions, it began to come within our range; and when he and his agents attempted to corrupt the school text-book literature of the day, and tried to induce us to falsify our publications, it became very much...
...they possessed in themselves no leaven of gentlemanliness. That they did not, is a disgrace rather to the schools which sent them here, than to Harvard College. But the latter is compelled to undergo all the reproach. It is now time for the press generally to magnify and distort the actual occurrences, which need no misrepresentation in order to be condemned. The blame belongs to the Freshman Class alone; they can best alone for their folly by preventing a like occurrence...