Word: respected
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...into operation. The plan proposed is an excellent one and should meet the hearty cooperation of all the students. It will tend to increase the general culture of Harvard; although much in advance in this moral culture of other colleges, still there is room for improvement in this respect. Respectfully...
...practised, because he does not know how to husband his strength, by resting between the heaves when the whole strain is borne by the anchor. Another cause of over-exertion is in not understanding the proper use of the legs, which really should bear the principal strain. In this respect, the tug-of-war is much like the lifting machine, in that the hands and arms merely serve to hold the rope, while the legs do all the pulling. Of course, it is important that one should have a good grip, and in this connection it is found that there...
...those who wish to form the society; in justice, also, to those who might be disposed to criticise,-for no one would wish to criticise fellow-students through mere prejudice or misunderstanding-the following statement is made, showing that the society will exemplify that spirit of toleration and self-respect, which is the distinction and pride of Harvard...
...anything we do not believe in, it is bigotry. There are some practices that all conscientious men believe to be wrong, but in regard to drinking, perfectly upright men may differ. The friends of the society believe that total abstinence is on the whole the best practice; but they respect the views of those who conscientiously differ, and wish it to be distinctly understood that they have no sympathy whatever with those who ground their belief in total abstinence upon anything but common-sense...
Professors and students representing various opinions and habits have been consulted, and all believe that a total abstinence society, thus free from bigotry, pledges and importunity, and based upon common-sense, self-respect and gentlemanliness, will be respected by every student, whatever his own opinions or habits may be. We dare, therefore, to hope for the support of many, and the respect...