Word: untruth
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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What I want to see done away with is the officially organized untruth, which excites my indignation every time I have to carry it into execution; every professor twice a year testifies that dozens of students have been present at his lectures, who, he knows, have never set foot in his room. It has happened repeatedly that students guilelessly presented to me Professor Eck's Pandects for me to sign, thereby admitting that they did not know either Professor Eck or me by sight...
...communication are not included in the class work, and with them the senior class photographer has no official connection. The charge that Mr. Notman sub-lets the work is ridiculously untrue, as we have been informed on reliable authority. We suppose, however, that the committee can easily show the untruth of these alleged "desires for economy." We wish to repeat that the senior class has elected Mr. Notman photographer, and that they ought to do all they can to make the pictures a success, and to assist the committee in its work, and not to thwart and discourage the committee...