Word: harm
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...students to exercise themselves, than for them to see others exercise; and, since in this case to make the one possible has not made the other impossible, we believe that the vote of the Corporation will be productive, not of unmitigated good, but certainly of more good than harm...
There has been a rumor, credited by many persons outside the University and even by students themselves, to the effect that last year a hundred and fifty freshmen were dropped. The annoyance and positive harm wrought by such a rumor is great. It gives an altogether erroneous estimate to students of the frequency with which men are dropped, and it makes the college appear, to those not connected with it, either degenerate in the character of its students or inefficient in the watchfulness of its officials. Indeed, the father of one of the dropped men said to Dean Briggs that...
...ordinary man with anything but the strongest terms of denunciation. Such men, if there be such, are unworthy to have even an existence at Harvard. In the second place, it ought to be clearly recognized that any disorder on such an occasion would do Harvard an immense amount of harm. The audience will be a very cultured one, assembled out of admiration for the highest artistic talent of the stage, and the spirit of gentlemanliness will never be more called for. The occasion will be unique and delightful,- one whose memory will long remain with us. Not even the rashest...
...improvement is lack of money. The buildings have no special fund devoted to their needs, but must rely on contributions from a general fund out of which many other needs must be supplied. To devote an extraordinarily large proportion of this fund to the buildings will result in great harm elsewhere. Moreover, so long as the results of the present stress in financial matters are felt, this general fund will probably be so limited that any unusual expense will be out of the question. The prospect of improvement by the college authorities is not hopeful...
...start. Just at this time the prospect of a winning team would be highly encouraging, and, on the other hand, the prospect of a disgracefully weak team is particularly disheartening. Ninety-seven has it in her power to do the University a great good or a great harm...