Word: devotedness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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The West is always the place for surprises, the place where new and strange experiments are tried. For in the long established and thickly settled parts of the country the spirit of conservatism is deeply set, the desire to make bold strides, to advance new ideas, almost nil; but in...
This system will be deemed almost revolutionary by many, but it has already been adopted by other colleges, and with success, Modern Harvard is devoted to reform. Let her spirit be shown in this one department that still flavors of antiquity.
"The literary societies of our colleges are chiefly of two sorts - either devoted to the reading of essays and other similar literary productions written by the students, or else consisting of formal debates on subjects of small general interest. Societies of both these sorts have been tried at the Johns...
The sermon which Phillips Brooks preached in Appleton Chapel last Sunday is not a sermon that can be easily forgotten; the truth that it contained cannot be overlooked. Setting aside the strictly moral and religious sides of the question, which it is hardly our office to discuss, we believe that...
"The Character of Political Economy as a Study" is the second chapter. The qualities of mind necessary for a successful pursuance of the science are considered at some length. An appreciation of facts such as a practical business man possesses and a power to ascertain the governing laws, are the...