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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...ground as the public is often given to believe. We do not for an instant pretend to assert that more New York men come to Harvard than to Yale; figures directly contradict this. The New York men who are studying for a profession or are taking a scientific course find it more convenient to go to Yale to Harvard. But what we do assert, and on the basis of Mr. White's figures can with authority assert, is that for the general college education required to complete a man's education Harvard has shown herself more worthy the consideration...
VAFIADI Cigarettes are esteemed the best by the European nobility and have been on sale in this country but a few weeks. You will find them at Leavitt & Peirce...
...training for any of the jumps will find Malcolm W. Ford's article on 'Standing Jumping" very helpful. It is remarkably clear, and the suggestions it contains, coming as they do from a man whose reputation as an athlete, and especially as a standing broad jumper, is world-wide, must be of the greatest value. The illustrations are taken at just the most instructive moments of the jumps...
Another striking similarity between Comenius' system and ours is the importance which he places upon the practical side of education. He was not content with simply absorbing learning. He wished to apply this learning in all the fields of knowledge to find out not only what others have known but also what they have not known, in other words to open men's minds to the value and means of original investigation...
...Paul's epistles are always full of practical suggestions and sound principles, and are very helpful to everyone. This passage suggests three thoughts: First, breadth of Christian service. This is a practical age, and the pressure towards earnest and exacting work is so great that many men seem to find little time for religious work. But they make their great mistake in thinking that going to church is the only religious work to be done. Everything that we do is done unto the Lord, if it is done in the proper spirit. Put the stamp of the Lord...