Word: directed
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Every member of Ninety-eight who is at all interested in debating should not fail to attend tonight's meeting for the formation of a freshman union. Aside from the direct pleasure and benefit to be derived from membership in such a union, there will always be open the possibility of participation in the Harvard - Yale debates, which for the past few years have attracted the attention of the college world. So far Harvard has been invariably successful in these debates. The formation of a freshman society should be an aid to those whose task is to keep the record...
More applications for information about the summer courses have been received this year than in any previous year. But as no direct application to take the courses is required, it cannot be positively said how many men will be here. Men are always assisted in finding rooms by the committee in charge of the Summer School, and the Foxcroft Club is kept open during the summer when it is run on a somewhat higher scale than in winter. The price of room and board will probably run from five to ten dollars a week...
...members of the Faculty offer to President Eliot their congratulations on the completion of this long period of noble and devoted service. We add to those congratulations the expression of our earnest hope that he may continue to direct the destinies of Harvard for many years to come; and that these years may be as honorable, brilliant, and fortunate as those which have passed, bringing their abundant rewards, in the growing dignity and usefulness of the University, and in every happiness of private life...
...Legislation would be greatly benefitted. (a) By the direct oral questioning of the Cabinet, resulting in fuller knowledge of the acts of the administration. (b) By the right of Cabinet members to speak and introduce bills, resulting in (1) less loss of time at the beginning of Congress, (2) precedence being given to important business, (3) greater continuity of legislation, (4) broader and less sectional legislation, and (5) a better understanding of the proposed measure by Congress and the country...
...next feature of importance in the ritual is the reading of the Scriptures which probably gives to many persons of cultivation the only knowledge which they possess of the Bible. In his sermon the minister should be careful not to express ideas which challenge direct comparison with the theories of such world-leaders as St. John and St. Paul. The lifting of the voice in prayer is the last and most important feature of the ritual. The object of the service is to bring the congregation in touch with the spirit of the God who presides over them...