Word: manners
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...seems able to stop them. We like to think these evils less conspicuous at Harvard than at other colleges, and we still believe that a Harvard player would not trip an opponent or would be universally condemned if he did; but we are by no means free from ill-mannered talk on the field or from ungenerous conduct among the undergraduate spectators. Rules, though powerless to change the spirit of the players, might close their mouths, to the spectators' relief. The conduct of the great body of undergraduates on the field can never be changed till their leaders see what...
...boat, who throw it out of rhythm. There is no excuse for deferring class crew practice on this account, except the laziness of members of the "first crews," and it is the duty of each class crew captain to deal with such an attitude in the manner which it deserves. In short, it is his duty to see to it that his class has a crew on the river every day, and that this crew, moreover, is the best that the class can put out. It would cause some comment, we imagine, if the members of the University crew should...
...friend and colleague he was sincere and devoted, always ready to assume his share or even more than his share of the work, sympathetic to the last degree, and, though at times in manner somewhat brusque, at heart ever the kindest and gentlest of companions. His death is a serious loss to the University
...class having an equal chance of getting into the most desirable dormitory, I would suggest that one entry in each building be set aside for those men wishing to apply in groups of 14, and that the rooms in the other entries be drawn for in the usual manner. After all, the object of having the Senior dormitories is to develop class unity. A. M. VAN RENSSELAER...
...shut both eyes tight on the unsuccess of the old Senior dormitory system and the present discussion which has been airing the situation for some weeks. There are two views as to the methods of unifying a class by juxtaposition: one is by mixing its members in a haphazard manner, the other by allowing congenial and larger groups to apply together. The former method, which the communication advocates at least in part, has been tried and found wanting, both because men are unwilling to take an even chance of rooming next to the most uncongenial spirit in the class...