Word: respects
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...curious ignorance of humor, the undergraduate believes that certain of these songs are humorous. What must be the mental condition of the person who holds that it is funny to repeat in unmusical chorus the words 'co-ca-che-lung, che-lung, chelaly,' and who, utterly forgetful of self-respect and a future state of rewards and punishments, will repeat these words for hours at a time...
...American commerce. On the other hand, the Malagassy gentlemen about to visit Boston are not merely barbarians stranded on a foreign shore, but men of rank, one of whom is likely to become the prime minister of all Madagascar. Propriety, then, requires that the embassy be entertained with decent respect, and that we be more prudent and more generous than were the hosts of the embassy in Europe...
...general dissatisfaction? The mildness of the directors is ascribed by some to the fact that Mr. Balch is relied on by President Eliot and the overseers, and it is said that it would be highly disrespectful to dismiss the steward against the will of the governors of the university. Respect for our governors is very well in its place; but when our health and comfort are concerned it becomes of secondary importance. President Eliot and the overseers, fortunately for themselves, do not board at Memorial Hall. Perhaps it might not be unwise to invite them to take their meals there...
There are usually campaign committees and a complete machine, including the bosses which the democratic won't-be-bulldozed spirit naturally breeds. Any one who has a penchant for working in practical politics can get a very fair sample of it here, and in that respect the system may be valuable. Its direct influence upon students and the institution I believe to be bad; yet just at present it is unavoidable, springing from the very nature of things...
...education is in vogue at Michigan, as at most Western colleges, and if a vote were taken of the male students, it is possible that a majority would be found in its favor; but the minority would be a class whose opinions are entitled to respect. A better class of ladies has been in attendance the last few years, and the institution has been gaining in favor. The Chronicle generally opposes co-education, and (perhaps for no other reason) the Argonaut favors...