Word: self
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...more liberal of the colleges, and Harvard, no doubt, among them, have come to recognize that undergraduate opinion should, to a certain extent, be respected. Indeed, this belief has been carried so far that in one or two instances attempts have been made to establish a system of self government among the college classes. Undergraduate opinion, it should always be remembered, is likely before long to become graduate opinion. Many of the peculiar beliefs of undergraduate life are no doubt laid aside on leaving college; but fully as many more, it can be said with as much certainty, are treasured...
...Will the I. C. A. A. so far forget her self-respect as to accept membership in the A. A. A. on such terms?" is the indignant question with which the News closes its invective. We sincerely hope that the I. C. A. A. will not so far forget its self-respect as to refuse an invitation, asked for by itself, simply because it is informed from outside sources that it has been unfairly treated...
...less lounging in rooms during leisure hours than prevailed before the in-door gymnastics and the exciting field sports came into fashion. The effect on the health of the students, it cannot be doubted, has been extremely beneficial. Games in the open air, which call for the utmost vigilance, self-possession, promptness and pluck in those who take part in them, are not without an effect on character. They are a mental and moral discipline of no slight value. That a considerable portion of the leisure time of students is most profitably passed in athletic exercises, such as rowing, ball...
...latter set of men, and the result is the total time expended. Not a bad bargain for young men who want strong bodies and some of whom would otherwise be neglecting and often times actively destroying their constitutions. Each year base-ball and foot-ball become more and more self-supporting - at Princeton they are quite...
...wish to call attention to the fact that up to the present time the Lacrosse Association has been almost entirely self-supporting. The members of the team have defrayed their own expenses, and the college at large has never been called upon to subscribe for its support. A game has been arranged with the University of New York the first of next month, and the money to meet the expenses of this trip must be had within a week. With the exception of the freshman class none of the classes in college have been called upon for pecuniary...