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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...students, that they may see where it stands, and what it expects to do with regard to money matters. The estimate is very clear, and shows a state of affairs much more favorable than we had hoped for. While we still differ from the management in regard to the need of some of the minor expenses, we cannot but congratulate them on the business-like way in which they have set themselves to work to make the current expenses less than the assets, and also to reduce the debt very largely, instead of increasing it. The current expenses of this...
...better, but on the ground that the good name of the college may be sustained. I sincerely hope those men who at once practice total abstinence and wish their college to have a high standing before the country on the question of temperance, will give us their aid. We need it, for the number in the League is small in comparison with the number who certainly practice abstinence. If those who are with us in spirit will but enroll their names on our book, we can show to the sceptical world about us that Harvard is not a training school...
...theme is a well worn, and well hacked one. We now need no argument for it. All are agreed on the first point, at least-that drunkenness is an evil, and an evil that all should seek to avoid. Traffic, or provision in any way encouraging drunkenness, should be discouraged. But people object, and say that there is no sin in moderate drink-Dr. Crosby has even said that temperance is more manly than total abstinence; the temperate man is the manly man, the total abstainer the coward, and the excessive user the beast. The man who can drink...
...less than Harvard. Even if our crew did cost less than the Yale crew, that is no argument that there may not be extravagancies existing which it would be well to get rid of. Let them have spend money for beds which they need, and not for blazers...
Students of Harvard College need not make written application for tickets to the lectures to be given by Mr. Dougherty, and Mr. Irving. Mr. Jones will announce a time when he will meet students by classes, and distribute tickets to those desiring them...