Word: broadness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...took for his subject "Natural Religion as revealed in Hindooism." Whereas Christianity is steadily progressing, said he, Hindooism has shown a retrogression from its former ideals. The great reason for this degeneracy is to be found in the positive refusal of the Hindoo to recognize in his religion that broad human sympathy which is the basis of Chris tianity. His is a cold, impersonal pantheism, revelling in contradictions, tolerating all forms of religion and even no religion at all; but refusing to tolerate anything which conflicts with his caste system. With a marvillous faculty of imagination and beauty of thought...
President Eliot's annual report to the Overseers, for the year 1897-98, was issued last evening. As usual, it is a document not only of great interest and importance to the University but full of suggestions of a broad educational nature...
...track. The team as a whole will be called out after the Junior Promenade, and among other men who will train are Graff, Fischer and Byers in the sprints; Lewis, Buckingham, Speer, Palmer and W. Johnson, in long distance runs; C. D. Cheney and Weston in the broad jump; Buscom and Johnson in the pole-vault; Sheldon and Beck in the hammer and shot...
...third plan consists of a graded course of physical exercises extending over four years, in which the regular work of the Gymnasium would be taught to the whole College, as it is now taught to the members of the Summer School. This would embrace a broad system of electives, and call for a considerable number of instructors...
...broad improvement, however, which underlies all changes of detail, is, that without regard to the efficiency of those details, a determined effort has been made to put all members of the class upon a basis of equlity. In past years many Seniors have felt, rightly or wrongly, that they had little voice in the selection of their class day officers. Hence the unfortunately small attendance at the election meetings. This year there is certainly no foundation for such indifference, and if there is not a full vote polled today, the result will be most disappointing. For this chief purpose, several...