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...those early days there was no Hemenway gymnasium, and few of the present dormitories existed. Holworthy was the much-desired residence of all. The students' rooms were meagrely furnished with all that was cast off at home. Freshmen were looked upon as "the scum of the earth." When Judge Grant entered in 1869 he received a letter informing him that if he "treated" the upper-classmen, he would not be molested. On Bloody Monday the freshmen and sophomores had assembled for the regular "rush" in the gymnasium, and hostilities were about to begin, when one of the professors appeared...
...reason that all government should rest on the consent of the governed and not on the payment of a poll tax. This tax tends to keep the rich man in office and the poor man out. He said that the men kept from voting are not the scum of our population, but are honest and intelligent citizens. He cited the case of John T. Andrew to show that the present system by inducing the politicians to pay the poll taxes of the rabble, tends to indirect bribery and corruption...
...therefore, and earn a place in that game, our efforts toward a dual league will result practically in a dual league between Yale and Princeton, with Harvard "outside the breastworks." It seems to me much like saying to Princeton, "We cannot beat you, but we consider you the scum of the earth, and we will shove you out if we can." To which Princeton naturally answers. "shove ahead, and we'll see who goes out! " For we must remember, we cannot play in New York, and that it would lose Yale thousands of dollars if we got the Thanksgiving...
...debate for the affirmative, said that, whereas in former years immigration had been a source of great benefit to this country at present owing to the change in the character of the immigrants the contrary was the result; formerly the immigrants were respectable people, at present they are the scum of Europe. The evils caused by indiscriminately unrestricted immigration are numerous, The large majority of the present immigrants are degraded, lazy, and ignorant and are rapidly filling up our poor houses and gaols. Thus they become a burden to the tax-payers. Again on economic grounds these immigrants...
...ditch that breathes malaria, the stagnant cistern's scum...