Word: selfishnesses
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...Advocate. The reason for this rule is obvious and scarcely requires an exposition; but it is not obvious why a student may not compete in more than one of the four journalistic activities which College life supplies. Nor is it quite evident why the Lampoon has lately taken the selfish stand of debarring an undergraduate who has made the Advocate or CRIMSON from its own editorial staff. The three papers are as much alike as a hobby-horse, a Boston cab-horse, and a full-blooded racer. They are all means of conveyance...
Such a policy "de guerre" as that of the Lampoon is unaltruistic and selfish. It clogs ambition, narrows the scope, and cabins the aspiration...
...lectures on that subject, nor to hold conventions in its favor and applaud declarations in favor of conservation. But as soon as men in actual practical work begin to apply the doctrine they meet with all kinds of difficulties; they are brought face to face with all kinds of selfish interests, and they are exposed also to the even greater danger of being honestly misunderstood by honest...
...lends support to the movement. When this number is looked at without comparison it appears large, but, if it is considered in connection with the student body as a whole, it is remarkably small. With over 4000 graduate and undergraduate students in the University, it seems rather, thoughtless and selfish that scarcely more than one-fifteenth should be willing to devote an hour or two a week to work which does so much unquestionable good...
...privileges, will make study more agreeable for every one. For instance, the reading rooms are intended for workers, and loud talking or even whispered conversation disturbs those who want to work. Unreasonable demands on the time of the library employees, keeping books over the time limits, and selfish use of books from the open shelves, are other abuses which are especially objectionable at a busy time like the present. The co-operation of all in the observance of the library regulations will help to secure to each the privileges that...