Word: spirited
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Cheating in examinations is a typical college sin; by the attitude of the undergraduate body of any college towards it, the moral spirit of that college can be very largely determined. It is not a prevalent habit at Harvard even where it is possible--as in hour examinations and in shorter tests--and when it does occur, the offender is usually properly discountenanced. Yet there could be a great improvement, both in the honesty of certain undergraduates in the class room and in the feeling of the College at large toward whatever dishonesty there is in tests and examinations...
...proctor is there to keep them from cheating, but if he is not quick enough to stop them they have used a legitimate right, they say. If the honor system were instituted at Harvard it would immediately change the present individual feeling against dishonesty, to an irresistible public spirit against it, as it has at Princeton and Williams and Amherst and other places where it has been used so successfully. The degenerates who are willing to cheat under the present system would have to bow to the opinion of the men with whom they are working--in most cases they...
...class is never admitted to the secrets of the exchequer. This is not as it should be. Secrecy is not desirable, whether it cover up conditions of health or sickness, of affluence or bankruptcy. It savors of antiquated, autocratic methods, and is by no means calculated to foster class spirit or general interest in class affairs...
...Gymnasium. The committee has worked hard to arrange a program of side shows and events, but only with the help of the class can the evening be made a success. The committee suggests that the men wear old clothes and tennis shoes so that they can enter into the spirit of the evening and can join in the games. A number of charming class bar-maids will serve refreshments and add to the attractions, but the Mutt and Jeff police force will be on hand to maintain order...
...word of appreciation to the athletes who will spend at least a part of the coming vacation in active training is surely deserved. By such self-imposed discipline is shown the real spirit of college athletics, the striving after an ideal of perfection which will make the team and the individual an honor to Harvard. A word also to the athletes whose training is not so rigorous as to require their presence in Cambridge may not be amiss. Although we do not feel that they should be unnecessarily restricted in the enjoyment of a well-earned vacation, we do believe...