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...party. All this antagonism arises perhaps from a misunderstanding of the term and its application to the college at large. A simple meaning is that it express a "don't-carewhat-happens" state; in other words, a non-emotional existence which has its good points when compared to the headlong whirl of the nineteenth century, and those that are bad when compared to the athletic standing of rival colleges. If indifference enables men to bear defeat or loss, either in the baseball field, in football, or at the boatrace, with tolerable equanimity, or to hail victories without any outrageous demonstration...
...through the blowing snow and the piling drifts he manfully trudged. But it was hard work for the little fellow, and after a short time he could make no headway at all. His hands were numb and stiff, and several times he fell headlong, spilling his bundles and their contents. Then, wearied out with his fruitless endeavors, he resigned all hope and began to cry. It was this that attracted the notice of the stranger, floundering about in the drifts a hundred feet away. Then the child felt himself lifted from the ground by a strong arm and heard...
...having everything made subservient to our whims that if our slightest suggestion fail to meet with instantaneous notice, we cry out that our privileges are being curtailed, our rights infringed upon. Our virtuous indignation so blinds us that we do not wait to investigate the facts involved, but rush headlong into violent upbraidings of those whom we consider the authors of the supposed wrong. The recent complaints with regard to the hours for closing the Gymnasium are a case in point. An interview with Dr. Sargent clears up the whole matter. The real reason for the present regulation...
...incompetence of instructors. These effusions do some good, no doubt, but only to him who meets with such mishaps; they in no way concern the public. Real grievances, in nine cases out of ten, can be best remedied by a direct appeal to the proper authorities; a headlong dash into print not only does no good, but does much harm. Complaint in general, and unreasonable complaint in particular, gives the student the reputation of a chronic grumbler, and such a reputation is a terrible barrier to the removal of objects of complaint. We have never known a case where...
...whirl on headlong to its fate...