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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...abounding in stories of snow and winter. That tale which would prove the most interesting to Harvard men is "A Christmas Ascent of Mount Adams," and because the author is himself an undergraduate - J. Corbin '92. The story is the description of an ascent of a mountain and deals almost entirely with the account of the climb and return. It is in parts cleverly written and is interesting, which is always praise. Walter Camp contributes a practical article on "Training." He points out the difference in the meaning of the term "training" now and what it was some years...
...setting aside the question of the right and wrong of it, I do not see how any man can ask a friend to substitute for him. It is well known that in such cases the Faculty considers that both men are cheating, and deals with both almost equally severely. It seems to me then, that a man who can ask a friend to run the risk of a severe censure from the authorities, simply that he himself may enjoy a few additional days of vacation, shows an almost inconceivable amount of selfishness...
...base ball and foot. Such contests, should they be finally arranged, could not but increase the spirit of friendliness between the two colleges and prove beneficial for the athletic interests of both. During the past three years Harvard has plainly refused to enter any "triple league" wherein would almost surely rise endless complications and possibly unjust discriminations. Harvard has aimed, on the other hand, to make some arrangement whereby her athletic contests with other colleges may gain the benefit of the keenest, friendly rivalry, with none of the disadvantages of interdependent agreements...
...time, of all the learning, all the art, of the world, became later, by virtue of a remnant of this former genius, the centre of religion. She spread her power in every way till finally, in the seventeenth century, she had drawn into her religious supremacy, an almost unlimited power over politics and government throughout Europe In the ninth century, the aspect of Catholicism changed; Rome began to get despotic. At this time the so-called Decretal System was in vogue at Rome. By this system the Pope, by a decree could do anything he wished, practically. He referred...
...James Martineau, the well-known teacher and writer, has a wonderful personal influence. The mere sight of him seems to make a man half afraid but at the same time better. This latent power for good that seems to be in some men is almost entirely unconscious. A light and strength is shed from them continually and is the overflow of their own full store. That this is unconscious is almost an indispensable condition, since self-consciousness only acts as a check on power, and clouds the brightness that might be shining if this were resolutely conquered...