Word: enjoyments
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...agitating the question whether her chapel pulpit shall be occupied permanently by one man, or whether she shall adopt the system in vogue at Harvard, - of having eminent ministers from the neighboring cities, preach each Sunday. This discussion turns our attention to an advantage we are enabled to enjoy, which, however, too few men seem to appreciate. When we consider the great pains Prof. Peabody takes in this matter of supplying the chapel pulpit Sunday evenings, it seems to us that the congregation should be made up more largely of students and less of Cambridge people. These ministers, in many...
...better opportunity to obtain a more comprehensive knowledge of the great nations of the ancient world than that which Harvard students now enjoy, has rarely been afforded to the students of any college. The lectures by Prof. Lanciani on Roman Archaeology, the present course by Prof. Frothingham on Assyrian Archaeology, and the proposed lectures of Mr. Charles Waldstein on Greek Archaeology, form a connected whole, and cover a field where interesting facts presented in an interesting manner are rarely to be found. These lectures present a vivid future of ancient life, which both classical students and others may readily understand...
...crew, the glee club, the banjo club, theatres, sport in general and the triumphs of one of the speakers in society, were discussed in the compass of forty minutes. At the last topic the talkers usually stop and for the ten minutes that remain of the hour, their neighbors enjoy a long wished quiet. Meanwhile how do the lecturer's word reach the unfortunate men who sit near those I have described. Something in this fashion: - "Let me give you an example of metornymy, he is certain to get on the crew. Care should be taken...
...interested in Greek art will recall with pleasure the delightful book Mr. Waldstein published lately about Pheidias, and we would urge as many as can to enjoy this opportunity of hearing him lecture...
...Christmastide. It is the usual tale of good children at Grandpapa's for Christmas, who in the midst of their pleasure disvover the usual poor family in suffering, and finally bring the needed dinner to the poor widow, send off the rent collector, Mr. Pennygrip, and then of course enjoy their holiday far more than they would have otherwise. There is a certain want of freshness in the piece, which is its most striking feature, and so much moral that little benefit can come from...