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Sever 11 was crowded last night by Harvard men who came out in response to the call for a meeting, which should give public expression to the indignation entertained by the whole college over the wanton acts committed after the celebration last Saturday night. The meeting was called to order a few minutes after seven by S. Dexter, 1st, president of the senior class, who stated in a few words the object of the meeting. G. T. Goldthwaite, '91, then offered the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted...
Resolved, That we express the unanimous sentiment of the undergraduates in saying, that we view the wanton defacing of Harvard's walls and monuments with the most hearty indignation; that we resent the imputation that a deed so barbarous and un-Harvardlike could have been done by our sanction or with our knowledge; but that we believe it to be the sanction of one or two men at most...
...game is won, is it not natural for the victors to celebrate their victory? What harm can be done by the discharge of a few fireworks, rockets and bombs, or the building of a bon-fire-in a judiciously selected place? Of course we do not mean to countenance wanton destruction or endangering of property, but we cannot believe that a mild celebration is out of place or deleterious to the healthful tone of college spirit. The president speaks of the "trickery condoned by a public opinion which demands victory." This is certainly not a prevalent abuse; if it exists...
...giving his cerebral system a violent shock. Some of them go to pieces, part by part, like an old wreck; first the arms, then the back, and finally one by one the legs fade away. Some of these noble old chairs are ruthlessly pulled apart by wanton freshmen, who in no wise regard antiquities, being so recent themselves...
...lockers, give them up to men who would use them. On the other hand, men, who now hold lockers and intend to use them later in the year, should at least cease to harass the nerves of their less fortunate fellows by leaving their lockers open in the present wanton manner...