Word: tone
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...organize a debating society worthy of the place which Harvard holds among American colleges have proved futile. Educated persons are expressing more and more frequently the opinion that the educated should take more interest in the political affairs of the country, and that by their influence and example the tone of our representatives should be raised. It seems most fitting that some elementary training in these matters should come from the University, in the shape of an organization of the students themselves, where political questions could be discussed in as sensible and practical a manner as is compatible with...
Voices ring another tone...
...every other branch of sport. Thus it is that we regret the action of the base-ball managers, this year, in consenting to play with another college nine, some of whose men are professionals. It establishes a precedent which, if followed up, will inevitably tend to lower the tone of all college organizations, and subject them to slurs similar to those cast on the honesty of professionals, while it offers no advantage to offset the harm it is sure to do. Whatever college resorts to the expedient of playing professionals on their team, should not expect to enter...
Having used up all the available fiats, Epaminondas rose solemnly and said in a funereal tone, "Gen'lmen, I wish to say that there is no gum games allowed when Epaminondas is back of the bar; but I have four aces...
...element in them which we do not like in an editorial, but which we find appropriate and amusing in the "College Gossip." The Hamilton Lit. is better in its local than in its literary department. The Acta Columbiana is the brightest, raciest, wittiest of our exchanges; but its tone is not always as elevated as we could wish, and its dress is in bad taste. The contrast between the different styles of type is too striking. The Columbia Spectator, on the other hand, presents a remarkably neat appearance. There is a good deal of character in this paper. Its cartoons...