Word: misunderstood
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...explains the present attitude of Harvard students towards Intercollegiate athletic contests. Since the public has been led to believe in the existence of "evidence" too damaging for publication, affecting the character of "a number of the Harvard team"; and since the attitude of the Harvard students has been seriously misunderstood and misrepresented, you will not regard us as discourteous if we give the public full opportunity to compare the evidence with the facts...
...commendation more than sneers. The editorial on the founding of Clark university is written in the same spirit of contempt. A candid statement of the objections to a new university, which are undoubtedly many and strong, would have much more force, and would not be as liable to be misunderstood...
...publish the report of this committee in today's CRIMSON. There are undoubtedly many unjust and ignorant opinions prevalent in other colleges and the outside world in regard to Harvard, its morals and the capaclty and desire of its students for serious work. Harvard methods arein a measure misunderstood, first in so far as our university is liberal and progressive, so far there is a tendency, steadily growing less we hope, to misconstrue its tone and its powers of calling forth earnest work...
...communication published in yesterday's CRIMSON, criticising the work of the freshman crew, has elicited a reply, which we publish in another column. The intent of the editorial comment has evidently been misunderstood. It was not a personal attack in any sense, but merely a suggestion that measures be taken to remedy what we have the best authority for believing is an obvious mistake. While we regret that our purpose has been misunderstood, we do not feel that any further explanation is necessary...
CHARLES L. B. WITHROW.[We are glad to publish the above as it explains in a great measure the misunderstood action of the Camera Club, EDS. CRIMSON...