Word: upheld
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...July, 1878 - redounds so directly and justly to the glory of our common country, that the governments and people of every section thereof should manifest their appreciation of the glorious victory there won by the most enthusiastic demonstrations of commendation and praise of the gallant four who so manfully upheld the honor of their native land on the anniversary of its natal day at the capital of the nation from whom a century ago we won our political independence, and who, until this great victory of Columbia College, claimed to be our superiors in manly sports and athletic games, particularly...
...whose voice is drowned by uproarious laughter. All undergraduates know that roughing creates the habit of giving a ready reply; in fact, I can think of no method by which it is more successfully cultivated. Upon this ground, then, the custom which is so bitterly attacked by some is upheld. I hope it will not be inferred that I am defending any one for offering insults to another under the mere pretence that he is endeavoring to correct him. It would be presupposing a lack of common sense on the part of undergraduates to imagine that they would overstep...