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...colleges of America. It has been a gradual growth from insignificant contests to the great game of today, in which keen and friendly rivals struggle for supremacy. We must, therefore, as must the gentlemen from Princeton, spread out this institution, examine it on all sides and in all lights, find in it all those qualities which are vital, and determine its essential characteristics, whether they be good or bad. And when we have examined this institution called intercollegiate football both in the light of adverse criticism and in the light of praise and have determined its characteristics, we must balance...
...comparing Judaism and Christianity, Dr. Abbott showed how the two were really the same, how a belief in Jesus was the flower of the older conception. Christianity is not only the striving of man towards God, but it is also the striving on the part of the Father to find man. The difference between Christianity and all other religions is this belief in God seeking humanity. In his desire to win "lost souls," for the term means merely souls which have not yet been found, God is performing a continual sacrifice...
Aeschylus' "Agamemnon," which will be given in the Stadium on June 16 and 19, is the tragic tale of the great leader of the host against Troy. Agamemnon, after ten years of absence from Troy, returns at the beginning of the trilogy to find his queen, Clytaemestra, living with her paramour, Aegisthus. The king, however, brings the captive Trojan priestess, Cassandra, in his train, and if the queen is guilty, her lord is not free from blame. The most dramatic scene of the play is that in which Cassandra before the palace doors vividly foresees the fate that awaits both...
...Gannett, and Perkins, may be engaged for that year between now and February 28, 1906. Applications will be considered in the order of their receipt at the Bursar's Office. If made by mail applications must be upon blanks to be obtained from the Bursar. Groups of students will find this an unusual opportunity to secure adjoining, or nearby rooms. The prices of rooms in Walter Hastings include heat by hot water. Several of the Conant rooms are furnished, and the prices include the use of the furniture...
...University who regard Cambridge as their home, or who have acquired a legal residence here, may be willing to enlist in the Good Government League's work as a matter of public spirit; but all men who wish to fit themselves for effective service as citizens would find it a useful experience. Familiarity with local political conditions is not necessary; in fact, some of the best reports made for the Good Government League in former years have been prepared by men from other states, who had the advantage at the outset of complete freedom from political bias...