Word: acted
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Their attitude towards the gods was chiefly one of hilarious gratitude. In worship they offered among other things the time which naturally would be devoted to business; and the natural opposite of labor was enjoyment. So that, to a Roman, attendance upon a spectacle of any kind was an act of worship just as going to church is to a Christian. To have brought before us a spectacle, which was also a rite, in a form resembling that used by the Romans, is to make a study of their religion as well as of their amusements...
...Latin Play will be sold at Sever's on the day of each performance; price one dollar each. No tickets will be sold at the door of the Theatre. The doors will be closed at the beginning of each performance and opened at the end of the first act for the admission of those who may have been belated...
...life we have as a rule no further calculations than rough approximations of probabilities. This fact tends to make the man trained in science hesitate when any question comes up, weighing so long the advantages and disadvantages of any plan of action that he cannot bring himself to act in any definite way. What then are the advantages of a scientific training, what is the ethical value of knowledge as training for the attainment of the end for which we are living? Before answering this let us consider what is the end towards which we are striving. We regard...
...year, and there will probably be more this year. Entries are expected from thirteen schools and must be in before April 20. For first prize a silver cup is offered, for second a racquet; and for the school winning the most points a banner. Mr. Whittelsey will as usual act as referee...
...Friday, April 19 and 20, at 8 p. m., and Saturday, April 21, at 3 p. m. The doors will be opened an hour beforehand. They will be closed at the beginning of the performance, after which no one will be admitted until the end of the first act...