Word: evens
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...hypersensitive. But I venture to deny that: I venture to say that the pride that rebels at a public expression of superiority from a mere idler, son of his father, devourer of labors of other hands is a noble and amiable trait. Pity the spirit that does not resent even unintentional insult on such a delicate and sacred feeling. I have no doubt the statement of the editor of the CRIMSON that he intended no harm is perfectly true so far as conscious intention goes. But what hurts is that the farce of the class feeling should have to become...
...which rank so low in the scale of honorable employment. The theory that all self-supporting labor is honorable is here in danger of being too widely applied. There are certain forms of menial service to which it is not well for a self-respecting man to become habituated, even if such a one can. Among them the waiting in Memorial Hall may safely be classed...
There are certain forms of menial service to which it is not well for a self respecting man to become habituated, even if such a one can. Among them the waiting in Memorial Hall may safely be classed...
...Even assuming, however, that enough students could be found who were desirous of serving, there would yet be strong objection to employing them. The material difficulties in the shape of certain falling off in the quality of the service, which would affect all members of the association, and of probable conflict of hours, which would inconvenience the waiters themselves, need hardly be considered. Beyond all drawbacks of the kind which might be tolerated, would still be the properly strong repugnance on the part of students to being served after the fashion of Memorial by men whom they must regard...
...Yale freshman crew now at New London has not so far this year made a very brilliant record. In the class races it beat the juniors and gave even the sophomore crew, which was a good one, a close race; but it is hardly up to the standard of freshman crews from Yale...