Word: seemly
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Judging from the rude and puerile conduct of certain members of Fine Arts 4, it would seem that such a course in manners should be prescribed, for evidently a sense of decorum can not be inspired in these individuals by the mere association with gentlemen...
...compares the coached debater to a chess player performing the mechanical act of moving the pieces while an expert behind his back plans the moves for him, can hardly imagine that a professor stands on the platform behind the debater, whispering in his ear, though his words would seem to imply some such belief. If the part of the chess expert were limited to improving his pupil's play before the match the comparison would be less infelicitous...
...voluntary services in large numbers. These expectations, however, have not been realized. A large majority of the students never attend any services. This appalling state of affairs is one of the principal facts upon which outsiders base their judgment that Harvard men are non-religious. But, though this may seem to the casual observer the natural conclusion, we think that the true explanation of most of the absences from chapel is carelessness and unwillingness to sacrifice a few minutes. Many men have never taken the trouble to go inside the Chapel. It is not because they are atheists and devoid...
...have been chosen earlier, kept more distinct from the second eleven, and drilled for a longer time in team work. The evenness with which many of the candidates were matched and the many injuries to prominent players made the choice of a first eleven difficult; and while it does seem as if it would be better to choose a first eleven earlier and to give them constant care and training as a team, even at the expense of a possible minor mistake in the first choice, yet this question can also best be left to the trainers...
Since the first game with 1900, the Sophomores have improved immensely, and yesterday they played a hard, clean game. The Freshmen, on the other hand, do not seem to be playing any better football than they were last week, and unless they improve rapidly from now on they will have little chance against the Pennsylvania freshmen...