Word: drunk
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...dinner to the crew of '81 was given at the St. James Hotel, last Friday evening. About forty gentlemen were present. Mr. Trenholm presided, and, in fact, was the only officer, the dinner being purely an informal one. The health of the crew was drunk with Highland honors, and was followed by twenty-seven cheers. Mr. Hammond and Mr. Brandegee responded. Congratulations were exchanged on the past, and hopes expressed for the future. Several other toasts were drunk, among them, "The Annex," and songs were given by various gentlemen. Altogether, the dinner passed off very enjoyably, and many gentlemen expressed...
...eminently fitting selection which the Bursar has made in choosing a janitor for that building. This individual was formerly employed as a conductor by the Union Railway Company, and was discharged by them for neglect of duty. Complaints had also been made by passengers and drivers that he was drunk while on duty, although this was not the immediate cause of his discharge...
...referring to this time-honored college custom I said that a great responsibility rested upon popular men, inasmuch as many of their admirers would imitate their actions; and, to use a strong illustration, I said that if Swellington got drunk, Gosling, even though he did not like the taste of liquor, would follow his friend's example. This is the statement that "D" challenges. I do not say that Gosling does drink to excess, but I say that he will if Swellington does, and I draw the conclusion from Gosling's conduct in other matters. When "D" says that...
...influence exerted by the "popular man," he says, "It is Gosling's [the would-be 'popular man'] private opinion that he ought not to drink, and also that he does not like the taste of liquor; but if he hears that Swellington [the real 'popular man'] has been 'jolly drunk,' he will straightway get miserably drunk, and will brag about it for the rest of the year." If this had appeared in the Herald, no one would have been surprised, for it corresponds with the pictures of college life which appear from time to time in the public prints...
...remember that every act of his will be imitated by a score of his admirers? For instance, it is Gosling's private opinion that he ought not to drink, and also that he does not like the taste of liquor; but if he hears that Swellington has been "jolly drunk," he will straightway get miserably drunk and will brag about it for the rest of the year. Perhaps we can pity Swellington if he is fond of liquor; but we have only contempt for Gosling. If all our popular men would realize as fully as many of them...