Word: evens
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...natural development of forces already present in society. Others would lay violent hands on our present society and fashion it as they will. The communists would solve the question by running away from it. They throw up our present civilization in despair and draw themselves into simple and even primitive conditions of life...
Provence had had only a few stock themes, and, even in treating these, no room had been given for the play of individual traits. France on the other hand, drew the material of her poetry from the history of Rome, of Franks, and of Breton's alike, and was also considerably influenced by the satirical cast of mind the Crusaders found present in the Orient. All these civilizations, each with its distinct ideals made their influence felt in the formation of French poetry and have given it a breadth, variety, and richness that make it the first truly cosmopolitan literature...
...prophets of evil" are having a lovely time of it now. Amherst, Cornell, and the B. A. A., have each and all scored against our 'varsi y team. It is true, it is unpleasant, it is ominous even, if you will, but it by no means follows that we are going to be beaten at Springfield. What Harvard men need to remember just at present is that the way to make such a defeat sure is to croak, to be downcast, to fret and worry over reverses - for we call the scores against us reverses. The spirit...
...twenty years until the original sum has increased to the proper proportions, seems a needlessly long time and there ought to be some quicker and equally advantageous way of bringing about the same results. If, as it is stated, there are now sufficient funds to erect the building and even to cover the cost of its care, why should we not hasten to lay the needed foundation of a department, the growth of which is being hampered constantly by having too small and unorganized a basis upon which to rest. It is certainly not beyond the bounds of probability...
...afternoon Sanford who is Yale's best guard, was very badly injured. In one of the centre plays he broke a ligament in his ankle, besides badly spraining the latter. His leg was put in a plaster cast and possibly he may be able to play at Springfield but even if he does play his lack of practice will affect his work...