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those 150 students thinks about as much in one day as 150 average men through the country, do in one year; and then to think that | those 150 students thinks about as much in one day as 150 average men through the country, do in one year; and then to think that | ||
of the influence they must have, that in a few years these minds must | of the influence they must have, that in a few years these minds must lead in life & rule other minds; one can but be surprised at the little interest in them as a class. Students are exposed to many and peculiar temptations; and they feel they can almost say, no man careth for their souls. The officers of college here are immense weight of responsibility upon them,much more perhaps than they realise. | ||
lead in life & | |||
peculiar temptations; and they feel they can almost say, no man careth for their souls. The officers of college here are immense weight of responsibility upon them, | |||
much more perhaps than they realise. | |||
Students are hardly considered responsible to any laws except those of their college. Those to be sure are strict enough, but it is the | Students are hardly considered responsible to any laws except those of their college. Those to be sure are strict enough, but it is the | ||
easiest thing in the world to evade them; In fact how they are of such a nature that the students honor which is really all they is governed by | easiest thing in the world to evade them; In fact how they are of such a nature that the students honor which is really all they is governed by | ||
does not require their observance. It is astonishing what an intemperate place this has been all along. You remember back how much there was said here in the papers last year, | does not require their observance. It is astonishing what an intemperate place this has been all along. You remember back how much there was said here in the papers last year, but the half was not known or of known. | ||
but the half was not known or of known. | |||
Students might be see intoxicated at all times. There was rarely any thing done about it, but to keep it still. It must have been known but | Students might be see intoxicated at all times. There was rarely any thing done about it, but to keep it still. It must have been known but | ||
they were afraid of difficulty, or injuring the character of the Institution. | they were afraid of difficulty, or injuring the character of the Institution. | ||
Young men come here from the best families of good characters then | Young men come here from the best families of good characters then [[?smudge over word]] and in three months all hardly not disgraced by being seen drunk. | ||
When I washed last fall, commencement, saw more than one or two of my old classmates, from the best families in Bangor, intoxicated. | When I washed last fall, commencement, saw more than one or two of my old classmates, from the best families in Bangor, intoxicated. | ||
No one suspected it elsewhere. John. D | No one suspected it elsewhere. John. D Kilby who was at Foxcroft, his father is one of the just as well as the best men in the east par of the states, was often drunk even last fall. Last summer a great temperance effort was made here. The President signed the strict pledge & tried to influence the students. His influence before had been bad. He always had offered wine to the students at his levees in his house. There was comparatively little drinking last fall term, and almost none this spring; al though some students got most glorious drunk past day. one even of our class, one too who might | ||
drunk even last fall. | |||
Last summer a great temperance effort was made here. The President signed the strict pledge & tried to influence the students. His influence before had been bad. | |||
He always had offered wine to the students at his levees in his house. There was comparatively little drinking last fall term, and almost none this spring; al though some | |||
students got most glorious drunk past day. one even of our class, one too who might | |||
Latest revision as of 02:45, 28 August 2020
those 150 students thinks about as much in one day as 150 average men through the country, do in one year; and then to think that of the influence they must have, that in a few years these minds must lead in life & rule other minds; one can but be surprised at the little interest in them as a class. Students are exposed to many and peculiar temptations; and they feel they can almost say, no man careth for their souls. The officers of college here are immense weight of responsibility upon them,much more perhaps than they realise. Students are hardly considered responsible to any laws except those of their college. Those to be sure are strict enough, but it is the easiest thing in the world to evade them; In fact how they are of such a nature that the students honor which is really all they is governed by does not require their observance. It is astonishing what an intemperate place this has been all along. You remember back how much there was said here in the papers last year, but the half was not known or of known. Students might be see intoxicated at all times. There was rarely any thing done about it, but to keep it still. It must have been known but they were afraid of difficulty, or injuring the character of the Institution.
Young men come here from the best families of good characters then ?smudge over word and in three months all hardly not disgraced by being seen drunk.
When I washed last fall, commencement, saw more than one or two of my old classmates, from the best families in Bangor, intoxicated. No one suspected it elsewhere. John. D Kilby who was at Foxcroft, his father is one of the just as well as the best men in the east par of the states, was often drunk even last fall. Last summer a great temperance effort was made here. The President signed the strict pledge & tried to influence the students. His influence before had been bad. He always had offered wine to the students at his levees in his house. There was comparatively little drinking last fall term, and almost none this spring; al though some students got most glorious drunk past day. one even of our class, one too who might