Word: opinion
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...hazing" affair at Trinity College, if correctly reported, does seem to have altogether overstepped the bounds of fairness, not to say of humanity. Such actions can be called nothing less than brutal; and the sooner the college press states in plain terms the character of the deed, and its opinion of such actions, the sooner will it become no longer a matter of laughter among college men for barbarous tortures, bullying, and branding of arms to be resorted to as a means of vengeance by irate upper class men. There has been a time when hazing was a harmless...
...against a longer continuance of this epidemic. The reform must commence from within and work its work by itself; the essential necessity for its success is a change of sentiment in such matters among college men. It is the duty of every college student, and every organ of college opinion, to speak and work for this change; only thus can it be secured...
...Times on Saturday said: "The game between the Harvard and Metropolitan nines was far better played than the one between the New Haven men and the "Mets," yesterday. The general opinion was that the Yale Club will have to show better fielding qualities than those displayed on the polo grounds yesterday, in order to compete with the team Harvard has in the field this season. The batting, however, of the Yale men was a trifle better than that of Harvard." Of their second game in New York, the Times says that the nine did not play up to their usual...
...refining influence on the gentlemen, and discipline is easily maintained. Some of the female graduates have gone to India, China, Japan and elsewhere in the capacity of medical missionaries, some of them accomplishing great results. Professor MacLean's frankness is commendable, and illustrates the marvellous change in public opinion as regards the higher education of women. Possibly, at the end of another decade, even Yale may begin to think that there is no derogation in the instruction of women. - [N. Y. Tribune...
...World" continues at the Boston Theatre for the rest of the season. In our opinion, it is the best spectacular play ever seen in Boston, from the fact that it possesses what none of the others do, a plot. In addition to this, the machinery and mechanical effects are gorgeous and wonderful, the whole making a performance well worth a visit...