Word: excessive
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...account of a disturbance created by students of the University of Pennsylvania. That they should have the privilege of indulging in their annual custom of "bowl breaking" as long as it only acts upon themselves will not be doubted. But that they should carry their festivities to such an excess as to destroy private property and thus create a public disturbance and breach of the peace is granting too much license even to students in an excited state and not easily controlled. It may be possible that the affair, as stated in the daily papers, is greatly exaggerated...
...pursue their studies in other institutions or elsewhere in absentia. The report of the treasurer shows that the total assets of the university are $1,179,535,99, of which more than three-quarters of a million is real estate above encumbrances. The liabilities are $155,974.64, leaving an excess of assets of $1,023,561.35. The pressing needs of the institution are enumerated as follows: "A sextant, a terrestrial globe, more free scholarships in all departments, a house of aid for young men unable to pay the full expense of rooms and board in the city, a similar house...
...Christendom, and to have a nation watch and wait the result. In case of victory he wishes to immediately "Paint the town red," and whether winner or loser he assists and encourages the contestants to celebrate their release from the wholesome restraints of training by a round of riotous excess, which does more physical harm than a decade of training, or a hundred hard races...
...system. President Eliot and Professor White seemed to consider such a course quite impossible. Mr. Coolidge and others argued that by a judicious oversight by the faculty committee and by using extreme care in employing professionals as trainers no element of professionalism need be introduced into our sports. The excess of college athletics could easily be checked, and things reduced to the basis of the time not long passed, when the present crusade against professionalism was unheard of. The objection of the faculty, it was urged in reply, was to professionalism in toto. Toleration of it in a modified form...
...form of "professionalism" and the so called "sporting world"-an objection which we still hold to be somewhat vague and ill-defined in spite of the arguments to the contrary expressed at this conference. We cannot believe that the alternative is so rigid as Pres. Eliot has urged. Whatever excess and whatever tendendency to professionalism there has been of late years can be corrected without such sweeping changes as the faculty proposes. A middle course is possible to this extent, that we can retrace our steps and place college athletics once again in the position which they held...