Word: calmness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...have come to associate effort with work, and to regard tension as something tolerable, if not natural. As a matter of fact no man should ever knit his brow as he thinks, or in any way evince effort as he works. The best brainwork is done easily; with a calm spirit, an equable temper and in a jaunty mood. All else is the toil of a weak or ill-developed brain straining to accomplish a task which is relatively too great...
...scholar and author, or Mr. Blank, the world-renowned actor, has been visiting the college. It cannot be said, however, that the role of posing as a phenomenon is in any way a trying one, or that the appearance of these visitors ever succeeds in disturbing very much the calm flow of college life. Occasionally those will arrive whom it becomes a pleasure to honor if the means lie in our power, as would have been the case with the distinguished English critic who so recently was in Cambridge, had the opportunity been offered; and as did happen...
...breach which we regret to state has for some time existed between faculty and students. We have spoken thus plainly, because we believe not to do so would be to fail in our duty as representing the undergraduate opinion of Harvard. We would counsel all the students to be calm and reasonable, but none the less we would advise some immediate concerted action on their part, if only to show the drift of their opinion. We believe that the best thing to be done under the circumstances is to appeal to the faculty, and if they uphold the committee then...
...present on our first page a communication from the Chairman of the Faculty Committee on Athletics which we commend to the calm consideration of the university. We defer all criticism of our own until our next issue. We would say that the eleven is still in readiness to play the schedule games provided only permission is obtained...
...light," and as the scorner of all that is low and common to the masses. But we think his fame will rather rest on his poetry than on his criticism. He is distinguished among all his fellow poets by a far sweeter diction than they possess and by a calm, elevated, thoughtful style. Fortunately, not withstanding the indifference of the college authorities, arrangements can be made with Mr. Arnold to give a lecture here on Monday night, which is the only one left at his disposal during his stay here, and he has kindly offered either to deliver...