Word: opinionative
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON:- In last Saturday's CRIMSON appeared a very vicious and wholly uncalled for attack upon the instructor in English 12. The writer complains because the criticisms on his themes are pithy and to the point-because the instructor gives his real opinion in a few words, of poor and hasty work. Is the writer of this bitter invective so thin-skinned that a few short, sharp criticisms penetrate to his very marrow? If so, it proves the thorough efficiency of the instructor; if not, Mr. "English 12" has no right to complain. The instructors at Harvard take...
...known that we echo the opinion of every one who witnessed the game with Wesleyan last Saturday when we say that Captain Holden deserves the highest credit which an athletic captain can receive, for the energy he has displayed and which has resulted in putting foot-ball at Harvard upon a scientific basis. Material has never been wanting here. All that was needed was perseverance and some mind that could plan. This has been found and no longer can the championship in foot-ball be considered without any mention of Harvard...
EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON:- Your editorial in Thursday morning's issue, maintaining that the remedy for our present athletic condition lies in public opinion, is decidedly to the point. You voice the sentiments of a large number of undergraduates and a still larger number of graduates...
...fool, that he never does anything at all." So our hands are tied by this fearful spectre of making a fool of ourselves. We have seen men who make it their peculiar business to circulate through the college, say nothing themselves, and as soon as they hear an opinion expressed by any one unite in one pitiful bray, "What an ass!" This is sometimes done by the voice, sometimes by pantomime. The two styles add variety to a pastime otherwise monotonous, and as disgusting as it is monotonous. If any of these peculiarly constructed individuals should chance to read this...
This does not seem to be the opinion of the department, however. Is this either just or consistent...