Word: respectable
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...some minor offense is sent to a penitentiary where the influences are not uplifting, the changes are that he will be hardened into an incurable law-breaker. But, on the other hand, if he can be turned over to an intelligent man, sufficiently older than himself to demand respect, and near enough his own age to have mutual understanding, the chances are that he may be straightened out. The college man finds the boy occupation, talks to him sensibly, and under this treatment all but the really vicious boys can be straightened...
...annual dues for resident members from the Class of 1913 will be ten dollars for the first three years of membership. For non-resident members the annual dues will be fifteen dollars (without variation in respect to members of different classes). The entrance fee for resident members will be twenty dollars; for non-resident members ten dollars...
...presence at eastern universities of large numbers of men who are there in spite of the intellectual burdens that their instructors may attempt, with varying success, to put upon them. Life at such an institution can hardly be anything but a reflection of life outside. In this respect, the difference between the mediaeval university and its modern successor is profound. Doubtless, trustees and faculties could change this condition if they wished. Entrance requirements and requirements after entrance could be made impossible for any but genuine scholars. But it is unlikely that trustees and faculties are going to do this...
...that a good deal can be done after they get there. If the Senior advisers, realizing as almost every Senior does that he is here to study, would seriously impress that idea upon their wards, we are confident that the result would be gratifying. Many upperclassmen can remember the respect which they had for their advisers' suggestions, though some of the sophisticated may have smiled in their sleeves, and remembering this, should be willing to impress on their charges the course which will make their lives at Harvard not only free from vicissitudes but full of a new and valuable...
...should be encouraged to do so. Indeed, many believe that the working students derive more benefit from college than any others, witness and articles in a recent issue of the Illustrated. We are sure that they need not derive less benefit, provided they accept Professor Cavanaugh's advice to respect their health...