Word: plea
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Advocate which comes out today is "On Newspaper Row," by "H." The scene is evidently a very real one to the writer and he posesses the happy faculty of making it a real and most entertaining picture to his readers. "Football Training" by J. G. Lathrop, is a plea for little hard practice and the saving of the best men throughout the season. His advice as to regular exercise for football men throughout the year can not be taken too seriously. The Editorial on the University Club strikes the right note in urging a general subscription and saying that...
...Conroy answered to the toast of "The Class" with a stirring plea that the enthusiasm and class energy which had hitherto been characteristic of '99 might not be allowed to slacken. B. H. Dibblee made a witty speech apropos of the boat races and the English stroke. P. G. Carleton asked for a more widespread interest in debating. One of the best features of the evening was a poem read by J. F. Brice, which was full of personal hits and allusions...
There are two very interesting articles dealing with modern languages. Mr. Leo Wiener, the instructor in Russian, contributes a sketch of the origin and development of the study of the Slavic languages at Harvard. The other article is an earnest plea from the Committee of the German Department-Professors Bartlett, Francke and Schilling-for a Germanic museum at Harvard. Attention is called to the change in the manner of looking at the study of German during the last twenty-five years. Whereas in 1871, when German was regarded as a "business" language there were two courses offered in German, today...
...other speakers were Professor A. B. Hart '80, who spoke for the University; Edmund Wetmore '60, who replied for the Board of Overseers; Capt A. T. Mahan, who made a plea for the Navy; and the Rev. Joseph Twitchell, who spoke for Yale. Sigourney Butler '77, in speaking on the "College Man In Politics," paid a tribute to the late William E. Russell...
...strenuous plea is made in behalf of sentiment. That is all very well in itself. We all want to keep up the sentiments and traditions of Harvard as far as possible. But where a traditional practice is harmful, sentiment must yield. Human slavery was once a time-honored custom; but an enlightened generation abolished it. Hazing in American colleges was once a time honored custom; but, of late, it has been almost completely suppressed. So the argument for sentiment amounts to nothing if it can be shown that the custom is a bad one. Nor is it any argument...