Word: acceptancy
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...tendency among the students is to accept the advice of the faculty and there seems to be little chance that secret organizations will get a hold in the university...
...evening with that of Italy. After the downfall of the empire, in the midst of the barbaric invasions and factional quarrels, Italy still kept her spirit of superiority over all surrounding races. She clung to the idea of Roman jurisprudence that all men are equal, hence she would not accept the spirit of feudalism and so fell into a number of small, disconnected states between whom no national spirit was possible. More than this, the domination of the Roman church worked directly against the national spirit...
This text implies that religious teaching is not to continue to repeat the same thing; but to accept a lesson and to go on from that. Religion is like a tree, growing and changing because it is a living thing. Its growth is similar to that in literature; not that in science, where the messages and discoveries are definite. Literature, art, and religion deal with the infinite. Every new poet brings a new message, every prophet sees a new vision, perhaps not as great as a previous one but yet a new one. In the early history of Europe every...
...desire to emphasize the fact that we are in no sense urging you to accept our proposal. In answer to your very courteous letter asking if we could make some definite statement in regard to football, we expressed our readiness and desire to play if we could agree on dates, and we gave you the only dates which were, in fairness open to us. If your relations to other colleges, or if the sentiment of your undergraduates does not permit you to play on those dates, and you find it impracticable to bring about any other arrangement on the lines...
This friendly statement expresses exactly Harvard's present attitude. Princeton decided not to accept the proposal, doubtless because of the existing relations with the intercollegiate association. Harvard men will recognize this as perfectly fair...