Word: manly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...cent. used intoxicating liquors, a much smaller proportion than the average class of today. None acquired the habit after leaving college, but those who had already formed the habit in college soon fell into confirmed drunkenness. It is during youth then, between 17 and 25, that a man's habits are formed. At that time he often has great confidence in himself that he will not transgress the limit which he calls soberness, but gradually he becomes more and more entangled until he reaches the border of the precipice where the arch enemy of souls finds his greatest hunting ground...
...college life there are many temptations. A man is among students, pleasant fellows, some of whom drink to excess; and it is in much company that he acquires evil habers which will remain with him in after life. It is a this period that man's habits are formed. His physical appetite and passions are strong; his moral will power too is strong; the curb and reins he has in his grasp. The all important question is, Which shall reign, passions and physical appetite, or the will? Granted that many successful men indulge in intoxicating liquors to a moderate degree...
...afternoon the Hurd-Post match attracted the most attention and the Yale man surprised everyone by defeating the Columbian. The scores for the afternoon ware as follows...
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.- Every man in college who has not joined the Harvard Athletic Association should join at once. The secretary's business hours are from 10 to 12 every Tuesday and Thursday morning...
...TUPPER, Man'g'r and Photographer.10-tf...