Word: comee
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Half the troubles of mankind come from an ignorance which consists less in not knowing things, than in wilfully ignoring known things. Certain great political and social plagues exist for which men of thought should be an antidote. What I plead for today is the wider, nobler, unpaid service which an educated man renders to society simply by being thoughtful and by helping others to think. Passion, as well as ignorance, is dangerous. Educated men should oppose war when avoidable but when it becomes inevitable they should be its most vigorous advocates. No man ought to be too much educated...
...sarcastic reference to Life's somewhat illogical war attitude. As a whole, however, the issue is but mediocre. A take-off on "Rupert of Hentzau" in its title promises well, but is overdone and rather hard to wade through. The usual "Lispings of Little Lew" also do not come up to expectations...
...cruiser "Harvard" has come to port at Newport News, Va., in order to receive her full armament, the gifts of the undergraduates can now be sent to her. The chest containing the stand of colors was shipped on Saturday, and the loving cup, which will be on exhibition in the show window of N. G. Wood and Sons in Boston for a few hours today, will be sent immediately. Lack of time prevents its being placed on exhibition in Cambridge...
...realizes fully what it means to Rand to be put out of the game even temporarily at this critical point in the season. There is plenty of good material on the nine, however, and they have shown that they can play good baseball. With the practice games still to come and the graduate coaching now being received, there is no reason why the nine should not be in first-class form again before the Yale game. The graduate team out today is a strong one, and the game will doubtless be valuable for the nine, and well worth seeing...
WHIST CLUB.- Very important meeting this evening at 7 sharp at 62 Brattle street. Election of officers, adoption of new constitution, etc. All come...