Word: harsh
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...like most athletes, they had not read the rules, and were ignorant of the fact that they contained a prohibition of this very thing. It is futile now to blame the committee or the captain or anyone else. It is more important to make a fair and not too, harsh settlement of the matter as it stands...
...whole object of any penal system, said Mr. Osborne, is the safety of society. The great question before penologists, then, is to determine whether this can best be brought about through harsh punishment or reform. The old system was based on the supposition that punishment was the effective means. Far from succeeding, the treatment the men obtained made them hate everyone and everything, and they left prison with a desire for revenge upon society. They took the first advantage to commit crime once more, and usually landed back again in prison. The punishments used were often so brutal, the absolute...
Gradually, however, as chapel regulations became less harsh, disturbances from this cause became less frequent and less frequent. New that chapel is entirely voluntary a wholesome respect and reverence for the short services which starts in marked contrast to the foot shufillings and speechings which used to drown out the words of the preacher, has grown up among the undergraduates
Harvard's loss of 137 yards on penalties was due partly to over-eagerness on the part of the players, but partly, also, from the harsh administration of a rule which says there shall be no interference on a forward pass. Brown's formation for a kick could in no way be distinguished from that for a pass, with the result that the University players blocked every man on every play and received penalties. Comparatively little ground was made by either team in straight football, Harvard gaining 290 yards from scrimmages (but in this several long runs and passes counted...