Word: minded
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Boston Post, May 12th.]The little Record is in a sad state of mind because it finds that the DAILY CRIMSON, a small sheet published at Harvard University, is mainly devoted to news about sports. Why should it not be? The CRIMSON is not conducted by the faculty in the interest of classics and sciences, and it aims at nothing higher than supplying items which relate to those outside interests and recreations which healthy young men everywhere ought to take part in during their leisure hours. To expect the CRIMSON to occupy the literary field of the "Advocate...
Finally, we wish to call to mind the degeneration of the Harvard cheer. Everyone knows that the cheer is three times three, but few ever cheer three times three. It is always nine nowadays. Formerly the Harvard cheer was slow and dignified; now it is rapid and assertive. Before Harvard men attempt to lead cheers, let them be certain that they know the interval which should be given between every third 'rah. All should keep this in mind. Remember the interval, and restore the characteristic feature of the Harvard cheer...
...honest athletic pastime but what is encouraged and enjoyed in these schools, the oldest of which (Winchester) has just celebrated its 500th anniversary. Where is there a school in our country where on a Saturday you can see spirited contests in running, leaping, cricketing, foot-balling, rowing and (mind you) all of this is a part in the physical education of the boy? My experience has been with American boarding-schools, that the faculty does not place sufficient confidence in the lad, and his "honor," part of character is dwarfed. These annual sports at Harrow were very enjoyable. Fine, manly...
...detect criminals, and thus usually all whose testimony have a bearing upon the case are brought in whether willingly or not. It is needless to add that such a system in college is neither desirable nor possible. The ends for which colleges are established, namely, the training of the mind and character would be defeated by the consciousness to the students that the normal attitude of a faculty towards them was one of suspicion and distrust...
...examinations that apply to whole classes - notably in the case of forensic tortures - are carefully grouped - as usual - on the last days of the college year; obviously to keep men in Cambridge to the utmost end of the term - why, oh, why should this be? The editorial mind confesses to entertaining in its simplicity the opinion that undergraduates who finish their examinations earliest might better go home to loaf than make life doubly hideous with the revelry of their rejoicing for the unlucky wretch whose examinations are packed into the last few days...