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...Tagore began his lecture with a quotation from the Upanished or Scriptures, "Man becomes truly a man if in this life he can apprehend God; if not, it is the greatest calamity for him." The infinite is not a concrete thing which man can acquire and add to his possessions; he can never find Brahma, for Brahma himself is everywhere; what he must do is to free himself from the confinement of the life of the self and by daily worship seek not to acquire God but to surrender himself...
...offer more than an occasional "Smoker," bromidic speeches, and hard-bottomed Winsor chairs. The success of the plan should result in the formation of new Territorial Clubs and the extension of their influence under the system which has been developed during the past year. We are but beginning to apprehend the potential usefulness of the Territorial Clubs, and this adoption of a home for them in the Union is a further step toward the realization of their possibilities...
...reason for the demand for immediate payment, and the delivery of the goods was promised for the next day. It is believed that over $200 was collected by this means and that the same plan has been successfully followed at several other colleges. A movement has been started to apprehend the man and prevent him from further operations." E. H. FULTON, Yale...
...play, which the Verein has chosen this year is an amusing farce, dealing with a city official anxious of election to the Burgomaster's office, in his efforts to discover and apprehend an alleged French spy. His warrant contains only a very general description of the man, and in his eagerness the Beigeordneter discovers suspicious circumstances connected with three guests at his sister's hotel, and finally has all three arrested and held for examination by a high government official. Amusing love entanglements are provided by two of the guests and a rich old merchant, all in love with...
Last Saturday afternoon several lockers in the Hemenway Gymnasium were pried open and money and watches taken. The matter was immediately reported to the police and one of the watches was found in a pawn shop in Boston later in the afternoon. Steps are being taken to apprehend the thieves...