Word: valor
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...patriotic soldiery of America. When rebellion threatened the disrupture of our union, another glorious scene was enacted here. The college sent forth her best and bravest, and their deeds became immortalized in glory; and the alumni have reared this magnificent temple and placed these monuments here to memorialize their valor and their sacrifice. Yet we treasure in our heart of hearts this grand memory of the past as a precious heritage, and we garner them to-day in the lap of our dear old mother as the rich assurance of our triumph and her renown. But, sir, time does...
...Harvard. Do not shock our taste by wearing white. As your formal edict has gone forth, declining the contest, please accept our hopes that you enjoyed your Thanksgiving dinner, and that many more are in store for you. We can understand why Lampy. displayed his discretion, rather than his valor, for we caused such a commotion a short time ago by striking out apres Lampy that the heart of the college joker still trembles. Well Lampy, seek consolation from your pipes and cigarettes, and thank heaven for your prudence, for if the mere mention on paper that we were after...
...copp" more prudent than valiant retreats. In this case discretion was doubtless the better part of valor. We in the front rank agreed to throw down our torches. Now comes the rush. I can tell you little except what happened to myself. I pulled my "plug" down over my ears and rushed in. At the first onset somebody knocked off my hat- I thought my head had gone too- I put my hands up, it is my head, still there, thank heaven! But I have no reason to rejoice, for when I left home that night as the last buckle...
...Memorial Day. The hall and the day are memorials of the dead soldiers of the civil war. One represents the recognition the graduates of a university gave to their brave classmates, to the sons of the same Alma Mater; the other represents the recognition a people give to the valor and the honor of their sons, brothers and fathers. There is one difference between the two: The recognition of Harvard University ended the day that hall was dedicated; the other goes on from year to year, increasing as the years roll on. A stranger at Harvard yesterday would never have...