Word: restraints
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...come from the homes of the student and not from the college authorities. In the great freedom of college life which exists to-day, the authorities cannot be called upon to occupy the place of ethical teachers, while few would advocate such a step backward as the imposition of restraint would necessitate...
...spoke. Referring to college athletics, President Eliot said he approved of intercollegiate contests within reasonable limits, but he would like to see the number of matches restricted and freshman matches done away with. Freshmen have not been long enough under college discipline, and they have not learned sufficient self-restraint to indulge in these exciting competitions with impunity. The average Harvard student of today is physically much superior to the average Harvard man of thirty years ago. Harvard's growth has virtually kept abreast of the growth of population in the United States, gaining about 30 per cent. every...
...therefore the early morning hours are not the most fitting times for the exhibitions of spirit. The communication today complains of a nuisance which is quite common. It results form carelessness, we suppose, but it is none the less an evil. There are surely certain rules of self-restraint which the in mates of the dormitories should observe in order that they may protect themselves from lawlessness...
...home has formed. Those who have been accustomed to large expenditure spend freely here; those of quiet and considerate habits do not lightly abandon them. But it may seem that the smallest of the sums named is large for a poor man. It may be believed that even after restraint and wisdom are used, Harvard remains the college of the rich. There is much in our circumstances to make it so. An excellent education is unquestionably a costly thing, and to live where many men wish to live calls for a good deal of money. We have it is true...
...regard to the Yard committee it is puerile that the college has never taken a stand. A year ago the yard was put in the hands of the students and yet they have done nothing to bring into existence a governing committee to place a proper restraint upon the conduct of outsiders as well as upon that of undergraduates. We would heartily urge that before the close of the year something effective be accomplished in order that we may enjoy our celebrations without interruptions from unmannerly spectators...