Word: wrongs
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Under the rule of unanimous verdicts, (a) the accused is given the benefit of all reasonable doubt, (b) every jury-man's opinion must receive full consideration, (c) in case of disagreement, no wrong is done the accused...
...best features of the football matches would be lost if the support was onesided. It certainly would be well, however, to have college games before college assemblages. The athletic games which are largely attended by the outside public tend alike to give the public a wrong estimate of the function of universities, to give the students a wrong impression of what the outside world thinks important, and it also draws to the unversities a wholly undesirable class of notoriety-seeking, half-professional athletes. These, if no more, of the President's suggestions promise much practical benefit, and will repay thorough...
Something is wrong. The classes in the college have steadily increased in numbers, and the baseball captain has a right to expect a corresponding increase in the number of candidates. His expectations, natural and reasonable as they are, have not been fulfilled at all. Not only has there been no increase, but there has been an alarming decrease. Of all the classes now in college, ninety-seven has made the feeblest initial effort to produce a nine. Of course the matter rests entirely with the class. There is no compulsion in the matter. If they are willing to have their...
...college can do many things that in a civilian would certainly be much blamed and probably be severely punished. Now whenever a student does anything wrong he lays his reputation and his social position at the feet of his friends, trusting that in their hands he is safe. This safety a man cannot find here if he is, for example, untruthful; for, if there is one thing that Harvard University stands for, it is perfect truthfulness in every individual member and as a whole. Many things, however, the student feels that his fellows will regard leniently and accordingly...
...that this spirit has shown its efficiency is in bringing us freedom. Not very long ago when scholars realized that they were in the wrong they were afraid to admit it for fear of losing their influence. Even the universities were often afraid of new learning and the discoveries of science, because, if these became generally known they might lose the respect of the people. Governments were afraid to have people know their rights because if they had known them the ruling powers might have been overturned. But now the great endeavor of all men is that every one should...