Word: existance
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Storey considered Dana as an anti-slavery leader. "Stated briefly" he said, "Dana's position was that slavery was so great an evil that it could not be tolerated in territories where it did not exist, but that under the constitution we could not interfere with it in the states where it was already established. This was the platform on which the Republican party was founded and upon which it made the contests in 1856 which resulted in the defeat of Fremont, and, in 1860, when its victory made Abraham Lincoln president. In 1848, however, there were few who were...
...passed the Orals is supposedly able to read French or German with sufficient case so that he will actually turn to works in one or the other of the two languages when he wishes to go more deeply into the subjects in which he is interested. The Orals exist, then, for the purpose of making it necessary for every Harvard man to be able to read either French or German with such facility that, if the need arises, he will be able to refer to a work in French or German and get out of it the desired enjoyment...
...purpose of the Orals is good, but as they exist today they are a joke among those who have a little reading knowledge of French or German and a post to those who have none. In my opinion the Orals should either be abolished or made sufficiently difficult so that the original purpose--that of requiring every Harvard man to have a truly adequate reading knowledge of either French or German--is thoroughly carried out. GEORGE R. WALKER...
...upshot of the argument here presented is comprised in the old adage that the true basis for culture is to know a little of everything and everything of something. While we may admit that this is the object to be sought, sharp differences of opinion exist, and will remain, in regard to the means of attaining it. One question thrusts itself prominently forward: every man who is to study a profession must, if he is serious, master that subject well; why, then, it may be asked, should he not devote his previous college course wholly to getting as wide...
...Quinquennial is the most recent of a long series of interesting volumes, well calculated to preserve the roll of Harvard graduates. The first complete list of this kind was probably issued in 1674. Only one copy if this is known to exist, and is kept in the State Paper Office in London. A photograph of this volume has recently been given to the University by Mr. Edward Bell '04, of the American Embassy at London