Word: risks
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...friend to substitute for him. It is well known that in such cases the Faculty considers that both men are cheating, and deals with both almost equally severely. It seems to me then, that a man who can ask a friend to run the risk of a severe censure from the authorities, simply that he himself may enjoy a few additional days of vacation, shows an almost inconceivable amount of selfishness...
...different conditions. From the fact that Harvard stands as a leader it is very easy to make the mistake of thinking that more is required of her than really is. The argument will doubtless be used during the consideration of the cases of these men, "We cannot afford to risk misinterpretation outside the" college; and the equal danger of risking misinterpretation within the college may not be so apparent. There is no doubt whatever that the past ten years has seen a steady improvement in the relations between the faculty and the students. There has been a mutual growth...
...better thing all around if the latter college should break the engagement which she had faithfully made with Harvard. Or perhaps Yale was more unselfish and took a kindly interest in Pennsylvania, considerately advising her not to play a team by which Yale did not care to run the risk of being defeated...
...rivals felt their defeat keenly last year, and that nothing will beat them again but hard and early work. Therefore it is to be hoped that as large a number of men as may be will come out tomorrow. Success is too pleasant for us to take any risk of failure...
...baseball cage is so damp that the candidates for the nine are all complaining of its unhealthful condition. The water from outside finds its way inside so readily that the ground and atmosphere are filled with moisture, and the men who work there do so at more or less risk of catching colds. There is no way effectually to do away with this dampness within a reasonable cost, and we suspect that the baseball players will be forced to stand it the rest of this season. An attempt has been made to carry on the practice of the batteries...