Word: generously
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...spent himself and his powers, without stint and without thought of self, for the welfare of Harvard, which he loved as if he had been one of her own sons; no demand upon his time seemed inopportune; no appeal to his sympathies failed to meet with a quick and generous response. He was a doer of things that make the heart glad, and the number of his kindnesses is known only to the many whom he has helped in word and deed. He felt happy in doing many things, for his loyalty of service had no taint of partiality...
...strength, though his hands were full with work of his own, and, during his active service as Professor in the University, with the routine of instruction. The number of persons whom he has helped by his wise counsel, his quick recognition of merit, his friendly criticism, and his generous encouragement is large, and includes many whose names are now well known for honorable achievements in literature and the fine arts. The more than liberal expenditure of time in helping others told upon the amount of his own literary production. Of his exhaustive studies, and widely-known translations, of Dante (which...
...instinctively putting it off some years longer, and it needed your reminder to make me realize that it fell next month. Whatever his age, there was something in the early maturity of his power which keeps him enduringly young; the keen insight, the critical acumen, the generous sympathy, remain undimmed, unblunted, unchilled...
...series of recitals, the last of which will be held this evening, the University owes a debt of gratitude,--to Professor Spalding for his disinterested efforts in promoting the scheme, to the alumni whose generous contributions made the experiment possible, and to Mr. Whiting who appealed to record-breaking audiences and changed an experiment into an undisputed success: The object for which the series was instituted has been more than attained and many men have put in a pleasant evening and gained at the same time an intelligent appreciation of music, not in its lighter form, but in the full...
...risk of seeming trivial we desire to call attention to a peculiar manner in which certain ambitious students are endeavoring to secure a generous return on their investment for membership in the Union. These thrifty individuals are consuming vast quantities of writing paper stamped with the Union crest, in writing theses and taking notes. Possibly these offenders are acting through ignorance, but we are quite sure that their own note paper would never be used for such a purpose. Is the slight saving in stationers' bills sufficient compensation for the loss of self-respect which can but accompany such...