Word: fears
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...that many people, who were by no means degraded, used it. He spoke at length of the tendency of science and of society to-day toward the total disuse of liquor. He then said that in college the probable cause of indulgence in intoxicants was due, not to the fear of saying "no," as is popularly imagined, but to the supposed loss or sacrifice in a social way which would be incurred. He said that he could not speak so much for college life, but he could testify for all after life that no social pleasure could ever be hindered...
...department, something ought to be done towards encouraging further collections of good artistic productions. The educational influence of plaster and painted works of art is too well known to need further support. Though the Boston Museum of Art affords a very fine store of such works, we very much fear that the number of Harvard men to be found in its halls is small. If we had even a much inferior collection near at hand, good results would no doubt follow...
...there is one pitfall that we hope our old friend and rival will avoid, though in regard to the undergraduate feeling we have no fear, - there exists, we are compelled to believe, among American colleges, a fear of being suspected of desiring to imitate other colleges. Especially is this true with regard to the attitude assumed towards Harvard. This must always be the feeling towards all innovators, - and Harvard has certainly introduced many innovations of late years into her collegiate life. Therefore, while deprecating such a feeling toward us, we should like to point at one as a possible danger...
...course, circumstances alter all cases, but we cannot but feel deeply that only by much long-suffering and patient work our present religious system has been evolved, and we should be sorry if other colleges should be afraid to follow our methods for fear of being thought to imitate, - as sundry persons have suggested might be the case...
...subject under discussion in a manner which cannot fail to interest all who may attend the meeting. We understand that additional interest is lent to the debate from the fact that three of the speakers are ex-presidents of the Union while the fourth now holds that office. We fear that too little attention is given to public debate while in college by those who propose to pursue a public life. Certainly too or at stress cannot be placed upon the value of the train-acquired by such discussion. We therefore stoutly recommend as many as can by any possibility...