Word: characterizing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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The appointment of Mr. James G. Lathrop as trainer, or master of field sports at Harvard, would undoubtedly be a step toward raising the interest of athletics at large in our college. During the time that he took an active interest in athletics, he was a prominent member of the...
It is true that the original colonists were narrow, bigoted, and possessed of many unlovely traits of character, but these traits are always possessed by those who are working in earnest and striving for enlightenment in education and morals. The chief intent of Harvard College was to provide ministers for...
The writer of the other letter declares the invitation to be 'remarkable,' "most preposterous," an "utter absurdity," "unreasonable." This is vigorous language, and hardly justified by what is said in proof. A class, he says, is a unit; it is impossible that there are not many who are in favor...
Mr. Jones' announcement that he will undertake an advanced course in elocution is of interest to a considerable number of upper-class men, especially those who entered the Boylston prize speaking last spring. The work of the class is to consist of readings from Shakespeare once a week, (Those who...
President Seelye has an article on "Moral Character in Politics" in the North American Review.