Word: manners
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...have exercise cards will not also insist upon having a book made out for their use. We would strongly advise those who have neither book nor card as yet to choose the book which contains full directions, not only with regard to exercise, but also as to manner of living, etc. The price of the book is merely nominal (25 cents), and is extremely valuable...
...good old Harvard custom of courtesy which is still honored by a few members of the university. A tradition impelling men who in any way speak for or are so situated as to represent the university in any way, to always act and speak in a courteous and gentlemanly manner, has long existed. It is not, we hope, about to die out. The last number of the Crimson plainly, but unwittingly, we hope, violates this tradition, and induges in an unseemly slur upon the reputation for gentleman-liness of the visitors from Yale to our recent 'Varsity game. The conduct...
...delivery of Lord Rosebery's opening address at the Edinburgh University on Saturday afternoon was preceded by some very disorderly scenes. The students assembled at the Synod Hall in large numbers and behaved in a very noisy manner, throwing peas and beans, shouting, stamping and singing alternately snatches of songs and psalm tunes. A miniature pasteboard chair, placarded "The Celtic Chair," was suspended in the centre of the hall by a string stretching between the two side galleries, and proved the source of much disorder and amusement. Theatrical and circus bills were displayed from the front of the north gallery...
...take the next topic. He proceeded in the addressive style, as had his classmate, and so others were called until all the appointed task had been recited. Then the class became a sort of debating society, in which the subject matter recited was the topic under consideration. All manner of puzzling and insinuative questions were put to the old professor for expounding, and he expounded each and every one to the satisfaction of all. In this way the interest of all was kept up, and there was nobody in the room whose thoughts seemed to wander from the matter...
With a mischievous but not ill-tempered manner the young gentleman continued...