Word: publicizing
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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...ridiculous! Summoned by the Dean for snow-balling; suggested that an All-wise Providence had not given the ground its fleecy covering for nothing, had also given us hands to use; could it be possible that, if it was wrong to snow-ball, Providence would so tempt us? Result: public for snow-balling, private for insolence. Truly, Justice is well represented in pictures with her handkerchief tied over her eyes...
Last Monday evening the members of this club met in Upper Massachusetts for the purpose of listening to the reports of its officers and transacting business. Mr. H. L. Morse presided. It was reported by the Secretary that whatever communications of importance had been received had been already made public through the college papers, in consequence of which he had nothing of interest to give. The treasurer's report was not so satisfactory, our finances being represented as being in a very bad way. One thousand dollars, at least, must be raised immediately, or the crew would be unable...
...advocates of reform rely chiefly on theoretical and abstract reasons. They say that the College is endowed by the State, that women pay taxes, and that therefore it is legally wrong to refuse them the advantages of education that have been procured by their money; that girls in the public and private schools often display a great capacity for study, and often lead the boys, this fact proving that they are not mentally or physically disqualified for brain work. Mr. Phillips further called attention to the absurdity of demanding from women great talent, or genius even, before they are allowed...
...present is also a proper time to suggest that books belonging to the Institute of 1770 should be returned immediately, in order that they may be arranged in the new room. It is very pleasant to accumulate a private library, but the books given to the Institute are not public property...
...seem to be printed the words, "Haec fabula docet." What articles are not of this nature are the merest society twaddle. Servant-girls and babies may be very pleasant topics of conversation to these young ladies, but they are hardly the subjects one would choose to drag before the public in an essay for a quarterly, and in such a place thorough discussion of a matter is expected rather than a superficial narration. Besides all this, such articles as "The Moon Hoax" - a valuable piece of information, no doubt - are more suited to the local columns of the daily press...