Word: americans
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...American theory is that of a Christian nation, with Christian motives, Christian ideals, and a Christian standard of ethics. To further this theory we should first forget the mass of humanity in singling out the units. This process should begin with the surrender of one's self to God. Second we should think--the need today is for a generation of thinking Christians--in order that we may not hold the old, worn out, abandoned conceptions, but may gain a rational and vigorous Christianity. In the third place we should reach out to humanity. The unit that thinks must embrace...
...Hall Library has lately received 600 dissertations from the universities of Leipzig, Munich, Greifslau, Jena, Breslau, and Konigsberg. Among recent gifts are six copies of the latest volume of "The History of the United States," by the author, Mr. J. F. Rhodes, of Boston, and 59 volumes of recent American poetry, by Mr. Ferris Greenslet, of Cambridge. Mr. J. H. Hyde '98, of New York, has given to the Gore Hall Library, as well as to the libraries of the French Department and of the Union, sets of the complete works of Professor Funk-Brentano, who is to lecture soon...
...George Riddle '74 will give the first of two readings at Brattle Hall, this evening at 8 o'clock, on "The American Voice." The reading will consist of imitations of celebrated actors and a number of selections illustrating the various types of American voice, together with suggestions in regard to speaking easily and without fatigue. The second reading, on Friday evening, will be Mr. Riddle's two thousandth public appearance. In it he will take up scenes from "The Merchant of Venice," "King Henry V," "Julius Caesar," and "Twelfth Night...
...instructor in metallurgy at Harvard from 1869 to 1871. From 1874 to 1881 he was professor of chemistry at Lafayette, and at the Institute of Technology from 1885 to 1895. Since 1895 he has been president of Lehigh University. In 1897-98 Dr. Drown was president of the American Institute of Mining Engineers...
...George Riddle '74 will give two readings in Brattle Hall at 8 o'clock on Tuesday and Friday evenings of this week. The first, on the subject of "The American Voice" will consist of imitations of celebrated actors and a number of selections illustrating the various types of the American voice, together with suggestions in regard to speaking easily and without fatigue. The second reading, on Friday evening, will consist of scenes from "The Merchant of Venice," "King Henry V." "Julius Caesar" and "Twelfth Night...