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...school would be shocked at the thought of a man's character being strengthened by contact with wickedness. But such is unquestionably the case. If indeed, his knowledge is of vice which is repellent and disgusting, then, although he may be all the more firmly resolved to shun it, he will be no stronger in character than before; it is only when vice takes on a pleasanter and more aesthetic garb that resistance is a virtue. In the first case, there is no temptation, consequently no virtue. It is only in resisting that which is agreeable that manhood is developed...
...never heard of the Christ, or, at least, he regards him as below his notice. He is a Hedonist. His aim is to live at all odds a happy life. If he sees misery in any form he becomes queasy, and he therefore regards it his duty to shun all poverty and to refuse to render any aid to the poor. The hedge around his house he has grown that he may not see Poverty as it passes by. Society he hates; ordinary men, men of the forum, are beneath his notice. Their institutions are follies...
COMMENT ON THE YALE-HARVARD GAME. -In the Harvard team Willard, Finney, Hurd, and Burgess were at variance with the general incapacity. The trouble with the Harvard men is that they are too dainty and shun the necessary exertion of playing foot ball to win. The players above named are good, but the other seven men do not properly support them. Especially Kimball, the Captain, falls below the standard of play which is expected of the leader of a Harvard University team. -[N. Y. Times...
...made. But there still remains one department which is capable of change for the better. This is the bathing department. It has long been a standard complaint that the small stone bathtubs for sponge bathing are far from what they ought to be. Many men speak of this and shun them entirely after a single trial. Yet Dr. Sargent prescribes sponge bathing for many men and if his instructions are to be followed these tubs must be used. The trouble is that they are flat bottomed and do not drain well, so that much of the sediment remains in them...
...language. "Hundreds of colleges in America owe their origin to certain wants that a national university could not supply. The small colleges are usually less expensive than the large. Men whose means are limited discover in these institutions the facilities which are suited to their needs; while those who shun excitement find in the same places the calm and the quiet so favorable to meditation and research. It must be apparent that, were the proposed plan carried out, the usefulness of such colleges would be seriously impaired. If the government assumes to educate, it puts an end to private benevolence...