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...notable literary biographies of recent years. This biography of one of America's foremost historians tells, largely in Fiske's own words, of his boyhood and youth, his early championship of the "cosmic philosophy," his intimate association with such leaders of thought as Herbert Spencer, Thomas Huxley and Charles Darwin and his services as an historian and man of letters. The biographer, a life-long friend and associate of Fiske, has written with unusual intimacy and understanding and by his extensive use of Fiske's own lively letters and journals, gives a peculiarly vivid picture, both of Fiske himself...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: When In Doubt Give A Book | 12/21/1920 | See Source »

...Thirty or forty years ago there was the same discussion of academic freedom as today, but then the conflict waged about Darwin. Many earnest persons argued that no college professor should be allowed to support the Darwinian theory lest the young college man lose his religion. The investigation of evolution continued, however; the Darwinians won, and no one now contends that the results have been fatal to religion or morality...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "BEST TEACHING REQUIRES FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION"-CHAFEE | 11/28/1919 | See Source »

...Darwin now shares with Nietzsche the doubtful honor of inspiring Prussfanism in its assault on the liberties of the world--Darwin with his hypothesis of the survival (as Germany puts it) of the strongest, and the supposed suggestion in his doctrine that the breeding of fierce soldiers is the key to national preeminence in the world's affairs. But just as both parties in the world war can, if they like, claim that Nietzsche is on their side--hater of Prussians and of all Prussianism as he certainly was, yet author of the "superman" theory--so the Darwinians may point...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COMMENT | 11/9/1917 | See Source »

...lineup follows: Brockton University Grant, g. g., Carpenter Young, l.f. r.f., Dimond Montgomery, r.f. l.f., Levine Ellershaw, c.h.b. c.h.b., Masters Hendrigan, r.h.b. l.h.b., Cort Barr, l.h.b. r.h.b., Tilton Jones, c. c., Fisher Hinlef, l.i.f. r.i.f., Richards Carlson, r.i.f. l.i.f., Smith Clifford, r.o.f. l.o.f., Darwin F. Bird, l.o.f. r.o.f., Henderson

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BROCKTON SOCCER ELEVEN WON | 11/5/1917 | See Source »

HARVARD VIRGINIAPhinney, Brewer, Gaston, Ryan, l.e. r.e., Darwin, Hagar, GoodwinWheeler, Hartley, Lancaster, l.t. r.t., Ward, BlakeyClark, Duncan, Dean, l.g. r.g., Thurman, Calvert, StewartHarris, Wiggin, Flynn, Thorndike, c. c., Churchman MonyagueSnow, Day, r.g. l.g., ColemanSweetser, Lovell, r.t. l.t., McKay, Thurman, StewartHarte, Batchelder, H. Coolidge, Likins, r.e. l.e., J. WhiteMurray, Gardner, Felton, q. q., Carrington, C. WhiteMinot, Willcox, l.h.b. r.h.b., Russell, GoochHitchcock, Burnham, r.h.b. l.h.b., KinsolvingBond, Horne, Thacher, f.b. f.b., Spar

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: VIRGINIA FAILED TO STOP COURSE OF UNIVERSITY'S SCORING MACHINE | 11/6/1916 | See Source »

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