Word: symptoms
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...work of one or two men unworthy of the University to which they belong. This cannot be said of the disposition to disturb lecturers at the regular college exercises. This tendency to disorderly conduct has not for years been so marked as at present. It is a real symptom of degeneracy at Harvard, of a loss of respect for the rights of one's neighbor, of a decline in self-respect. I submit to the readers of the CRIMSON whether these symptoms of a decline in character among the general body of Harvard students do not deserve the serious attention...
...realism in literature a symptom of decadence...
...change is the symptom of progress. We can define life only as a series of constant changes ending in death, the great change to something beyond. Wordsworth defines progress as a movement of the race toward an unattainable perfection. In progress there is always a tendency to reaction. Conversion is a reaction, a putting away of old associations. The progress in science, which seemed to question some religious beliefs, brought about a reaction in the belief in one absolutely true religion...
...consideration of some important difficulties of the present athletic situation. The gist of the writer's idea is that even if the authorities are convinced of the evil of the present system of athletics, they should proceed carefully in choosing a remedy, lest they crush the symptom and leave the disease untouched. Above all they should beware of weakening the main source of the old "college feeling," which the intensely individualistic tendencies of Harvard are doing so much to destroy...
...primary object of these visits is to discover as early as possible, any symptom of contagious disease with a view to the isolation of the patient. Every visit will, however, be made the occasion for an inspection of the sanitary condition of rooms and buildings occupied by students...