Word: beliefs
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...subject. For the purpose of testing this hypothesis, I wish to get one or more Harvard students who know Greek enough to pass the ordinary entrance examination to the Greek courses of Harvard, and who are not familiar with the contents of the Bible, nor with the belief of Christian churches, to translate for me certain passages from the Bible. The passages will be very short and the translations are to be literal. The only question is to express in English what the writer said in Greek,--actually said! We care not what he thought on any collateral topics...
...judges were out about fifteen minutes. In rendering the decision, General F. V. Greene said that the judges were unanimous in the belief that Yale excelled both in the matter of form and in having argued more effectively and consistently...
...Purpose and the Essential Teachings of Gotama Buddha." He was introduced by Professor C. R. Lanman of the Department of India Phiology. The Anagarika, who is now on his third visit to this country, told of the way Buddhism is misrepresented in the western world. He discountenanced the popular belief that Buddhism is a religion of pessimists, and explained how its concept came to the mind of Buddha. "Buddhism," he said, "is a sort of absolute psychology; it is the religion of absolute happiness." Its most important teaching is the doctrine of purity of body and mind...
Starting with a touchdown by Nichols on a run of 105 yards from the first kick-off, the University eleven scored a total of 29 points to Brown's 0 on Saturday, in a game which encourages the belief that the team is beginning to develop. The playing of the team, however, while superior to its previous work this year, showed numerous faults. Individually the playing showed brilliancy and effectiveness, but there was almost a total lack of offensive team-work, except in mass plays on tackle. Noticeable was the weakness of the line on the offensive, which operated against...
...meeting of the Graduate Club to which all Graduate School students were invited, was held in University Hall last night. Professor Lowell delivered an address on "The Belief that the Interests of All Men Coincide." Informal speeches were made by Dr. William Everett of the Board of Overseers, and by Professor Goodwin. Dean Wright of the Graduate School presided...