Word: freedom
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Parthenon became a mosque, and when the Venetians beseiged the citadel in 1687 it was destroyed by a bomb,- only a part of the splendid temple remains. The Venetians withdrew, and a mosque was again built among these ruins. Early in the present century, when the war of freedom had driven the Turks out of Greece, the Acropolis came again into the hands of its natural possessors. The Greeks treasure and protect it today as a national heritage; but it is more than that, said the eloquent lecturer in closing,- it is the place about which classical studies centre...
...list of preachers representing four different denominations who are to fill the pulpit of Appleton Chapel for the next four Sundays, brings out clearly one of the main characteristics of the spiritual side of the University-the desire to have the utmost freedom in matters of creed and spiritual belief-to try all things and "hold fast that which is good." It is a custom of the religious authorities not to announce to what denomination those who conduct chapel belong, and in every way to make the services so simple and free from doctrine or creed that every student...
...this spirit of liberality and simplicity that makes Harvard's religious affairs so representative of her love of freedom and truth in all things...
...disinterested. No professional interest in war influenced them. No pay, or prize money, or prospect of pension had the least attraction for them. They offered their services and lives to the country, just for love, and out of the determination that, if they could help it, the cause of freedom should take no harm. No mercenary motives can be attributed to any of them. This disinterestedness is essential to their heroic quality. The world has long since determined the limits of its occasional respect for mercenary soldiers. It admires in such only the faithful fulfillment of an immoral contract...
...third and last Cambridge performance of "The Alcayde" was given in Brattle Hall last evening. Freedom from noticeable hitches and a general improvement in the acting of both principals and minors in the cast made the performance a decided success. E. M. Waterhouse '97, again filled the role of Farina with marked ability in both singing and acting. In the topical song by J. A. Loud '98, N. H. White was encored again and again. With his funny acting as the Gentle Prince of Fez, Arnold Scott '97, kept the audience continually laughing. In the minor role of Mocha, versatile...