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...primary aim of this course is to secure a well ordered acquaintance with the history and the writings contained in the Old Testament. Success in this aim will result in some just appreciation of the influence of the Old Testament in the history of culture, an influence due to the pioneer and constructive work done by the Hebrews in religion, in legislation, and in literature. Such a course of study may also be made one of the best preparations for an understanding of the New Testament writings, which in form and in substance are so deeply influenced by those...
...aim is to make the Engineering Society a forum where its members may informally talk over the current problems of engineering. The graduate membership will allow every man to take an active part in the discussions...
...this course is discussed the history of the methods, theories, and discoveries of the various physical and biological sciences. A principal aim of the course is to describe the rise of science, its influence upon thought, and, through applied science, its influence upon civilization. No effort will be made to present a continuous description of the growth of scientific facts and theories in the several sciences independently. On the other hand, emphasis will be laid upon the influence of great men and great achievements, and upon the methods common to all the sciences. At the end of the course some...
Members of the Senior class will receive letters today from the recently organized Harvard Graduates' Philanthropic Bureau. The primary aim of this organization is to act as a bureau of information through which graduates of Harvard throughout the country, but especially in the great cities, may be kept informed of the opportunities for work in the various political and philanthropic agencies in their communities...
...would be no exaggeration to say that the average undergraduate can discuss the poetry of Swinburne and Rossetti more intelligently than he can the Testaments. This apparent ignorance is not due to irreligion. On the contrary, Harvard is a bulwark of that true religion which has for its aim,--to use the words of one of its favorite sons,--"to love God and serve one's fellow men." Appleton Chapel is not large enough, when there is to be a sermon by a great clergyman. The varied activities of Brooks House alone give sufficient proof of a real and vital...