Word: dwelt
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...being present. Captain Fish spoke first and explained that this year for the first time Freshmen were called out for football practice before the opening of College, in order that the coaches could get some idea of the ability of the candidates. Mr. W. F. Garcelon L.'95 then dwelt on the vital importance of keeping up the standard of athletics by careful attention to College work. Coach Waterbury was the last speaker and explained what was expected of each man on the field. Steady and regular work is necessary to appreciate and understand football, which is the only...
President Lowell spoke on College life. First he spoke of the benefits which a man should get from a college education, saying that the social opportunities were a very great advantage. He dwelt on the power of growth, both physical and intellectual, as being essential and to be developed evenly. One should not overdo any special subject but should try all. Specialization is to be avoided in college. A man should make his acquaintance as large as possible, and his friends should not all be of one set. By making friends with men from every section you not only benefit...
...Japan was thought by many, due to the false newspaper reports, to be a demonstration; on the contrary, the visit was made on the invitation of the Mikado received through Baron Takahira himself. This visit has strengthened materially the traditional friendship which Japan holds towards this country. He dwelt, at some length, on the imperial decree which was issued last year to aid in gaining unison throughout Japan not only in the matters of foreign relations but also in the foreign policy which is now in force. The work of Americans in the Far East, especially that...
...McKay fund, eulogized the donor of the fund for his breadth of character and his wonderful scientific knowledge. Mr. J. H. Jennings '77, a mining engineer, spoke of the endeavor to place engineering on a level with other professions and to require a broad education of engineers. He dwelt at length upon the untiring industry, the great versatility, and the great fund of information of the late Dean Shaler, under whom the Lawrence Scientific School attained great importance. Dean Shaler was a poet and a philosopher, as well as a scientist and an engineer. It was chiefly he who influenced...
...Garcelon L.'95 presided and acted as toastmaster. He first congratulated Coach Waterbury on his success, and especially on the masterly way in which he developed light material into a perfect machine. Mr. Garcelon dwelt particularly on the effect which the Freshman victory produced on the graduates, the undergraduates, and the secondary schools. The effect which such a victory has on preparatory schools is remarkable, and it influences many men to come to Harvard...