Word: failings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...connection with the agitation concerning the abolition of compulsory chapel attendance, we print an article from the New York Times upon this subject. We are all familiar with the views held by the college press, but the stand taken by the outside press cannot fail to be noted with interest by all who have this reform at heart. The writer says...
...issue of last Tuesday we took occasion to comment editorially upon the opinions expressed in a communication favoring the retention of the old system of compulsory chapel attendance. From a number of communications which we have sincereceived, and which must necessarily fail to be printed from lack of space, we are informed that our editorial opinions do not meet the approbation of the gentlemen with whose correspondence we are honored. We are told that the abolition of chapel will tend to diminish the spiritual and material welfare of the college, and that, as a unit, our students...
...Photographic Society. The present year seems to be a fruitful one for the birth of societies and associations, and we see no reason to prevent one more name from being added to the already long list of such attractions. In fact the formation of such a society could hardly fail to be productive of good results in bringing together those persons who are already interested in photography, thereby affording them an opportunity of exchanging views on the subject and of gathering much valuable information from the experiences of one another. The formation of such a society would strengthen the rapidly...
...game is demoralizing to the spectators mainly through its brutality; unfair play they usually fail to recognize. We often heard cries of "kill him." "break his neck" "slug him," "hit him," "knock him down," from those around...
...Fitchburg railroad. Here we must turn to the right and, once turned, we must "follow our noses," as well as the streets will allow, until Tufts College of renown appears on a not very distant summit straight before us. This famous institution once sighted, we must not fail to climb the hill and get the view. The first thing however to attract our attention will be the reservoir, which is confidently close to the college buildings. The swimming tank which so many Harvard men have longed for in Cambridge is here provided by civil authority for the benefit...