Word: directness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...composition classes in English A are criticising an extract from one of Burke's speeches, in direct preparation for the mid-years...
There is something greater than the discoveries of science, greater than Providence.- the direct relation of our souls to Gad. In this sense there is also a meaning in the words "stand up on thy feet." The whole teaching of the gospels is to come bravely and humbly for repentance. Fear of God does not need to be a sorlid fear but an honest and inspiring awe. Fear of God is the beginning but not necessarily the end of wisdom. Jesus Christ as well as the old Jews taught a manly religion; "though He slay me, yet will I trust...
...twenty years ago, but we do imply that the new method, as carried out, is not much better than the system of three years ago. The rooms are not any better cared for, and expenses do not seem to have decreased in the least. Men have now more direct dealings with the college officers, but, since some men persist in giving the porters extra money, the necessity of "tips" raises the cost of one's room, and increases the inconvenience...
...former times it was possible to make a direct, vigorous complaint if things were not satisfactory, but now the duties of the officials are so strictly defined, that a man finds himself referred from one official to another until finally he often gives it all up in despair...
...that hereafter no one need be kept away from Harvard on account of the high price of food. The new method by which the club will be carried on is a matter of moment. It will be noticed that the college authorities have seen best to withdraw from the direct management of the club, now that it is so well started, and that hereafter the students will have it in their own hands. It is a sure sign of the confidence which the officers of the college have in the continued success of the club...