Word: thoughtlessness
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...petty mischief or misconduct brewing. This morning, after such a season of refreshing quiet, passers by the front of Sever were attracted by a legend painted across the rear of Appleton Chapel condemning in well rounded terms our faculty. Such childish tricks are undoubtedly to some degree thoughtless, and cannot therefore be visited with any severe penalty; and yet they exhibit to a disgusting degree a lack of refinement. If there had been any humor in the prank it might be pardoned; unfortunately, however, there was not a single element of wit displayed, and meanwhile strangers crossing the yard were...
...semi-annual examinations, a period in which our college life assumes its most dismal aspect. The annoyances consequent upon the presence of the mid-years are not few; and it is to lighten these in some slight degree that the CRIMSON volunteers the following advice to the more thoughtless of our little community...
...time given to athletics is so much taken from study, while, as a matter of fact, it is just that class which is naturally least inclined to study that enters most heartily into athletics. The "training" which these men have to keep is certainly beneficial, and often restrains the thoughtless from actions to which they would otherwise be inclined. The influence upon the college of two hundred and fifty of the most active and most popular of the undergraduates, who through the pursuit of athletics are made to lead regular and whole-some lives, is a very important consideration...
...Sever 11. "Better late than never" is a good maxim, but "Be on hand" is a better one. Respect for the lecturer and a reasonable regard for the rights and comfort of the audience both condemn the interruption and disturbance caused by the late arrival of lazy or thoughtless persons...
...have final examinations, all of us who care anything about our standing have begun to prepare for them. But there are some men who seem not to have any concern at all about the examinations, and not only do not study themselves, but keep others from studying by their thoughtless racket in their rooms and the entries, and when going through the college yard at night. It is very exasperating for those who are trying to study to be disturbed, and every one should during the examinations practice forbearance...