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...where literary Humanism left off and religious Humanism began. Nor did Humanism's expounders get together and codify their beliefs for popular enlightenment. Rev. Charles Francis Potter, onetime Baptist, Unitarian and Universalist. hired Steinway Hall in Manhattan (TIME. Oct. 21, 1929) and still preaches therein, but Professor Irving Babbitt taught something different, and Dr. Paul Elmer More on religious grounds denied them both. Last week, for the first time, the religious Humanists were on common ground. After discussing many questions (by letter) they had drawn up. signed and circulated a manifesto containing their articles of faith. More & more Humanists...
...Varsity summary: PRINCETON HARVARD Swan, f.b. f.b., Watt James, l.w. l.w. Babbitt Stout, l.c. l.c., Meiklejohn Craig, r.c. r.c., Howard Halton, r.w. r.w., Potter Buffum, s.o.h. s.o.h., Sherman Duffus, h.b. h.b., Supper McAllen, f. f., Nazro Babcock, f. f., White Campbell, f. f., Oettinger Davis, f. f., Thorburn Reed, f. f., Armstrong Stewart, f. f., Oppenheinger Gillespic, f. f., Cadman Crook, f. f., Witmusch...
...Harvard lineups are as follows: Varsity: Watt, f.b.; Babbitt, l.w.; Meiklejohn, l.e.; Howard, r.c.; Potter, r.w.; Sherman, s.o.h.; Supper, s.o.h.; Nazro, f.; White f.; Cadman, f; Thorburn, f.; Oettinger, f.; Oppenmeimer, f.; Armstrong, f.; Wittausch...
...summary: HARVARD YALE Watt, f.b. f.b., Hamilton Babbitt, r.w. r.w., Noyes Whitney, r.c. r.c., Morton Meiklejohn, l.c. l.c., Tupper Potter, l.w. l.w., Bogart Sherman, s.o.h. s.o.h., Donald Supper, h.b. h.b., Williamson Nazro, f. f., Nichols White, f. f., Wilbur Thorburn, f. f., Howland Oppenheimer, f. f., MacClenghen Burrage, f. f., Anthony Knapp, f. f., Grand Dockery, f. f., McEiroy Armstrong, f. f., Walther...
...goes. Every one will agree with Professor Babbitt up to a certain point. Some will become disciples, and others will lay more stress on those sides of literature to which he, on his own admission and intention, does not do justice. The lectures tend to become repetitious; a bit too much time is spent on Rousscan's Confessions; but the course on the whole is a stimulating one and one of the very best advocated in the little green pamphlet. Whether they sit at his feet, or whether they learn from him by "intellectual repulsion," the one thing students cannot...