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Word: great (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1900-1909
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...know how great a change this will be in my life here. When a man has been in one work for forty years with one ideal, it is a great change to find he can no longer work officially for that ideal. It does not, however, change his love, and I expect to have many opportunities to testify to this love. I hope you don't think the change in administration means that the ideals of the University will change. Its ideals will remain the same and I hope your love will also remain. It is a great thing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OVATION TO PRESIDENT ELIOT | 5/20/1909 | See Source »

...officials here and in foreign countries, newspapers all over the world, and private citizens without number have united to do him honor. His incalculable influence in the development of Harvard University in particular and of American education in general is the most noteworthy feature of a career filled with great achievements...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A CHANGE OF PRESIDENTS. | 5/19/1909 | See Source »

...call President Lowell, we extend our heartiest greetings. No one realizes better than he the magnitude of the task he is undertaking, and no one is better fitted to cope with the problems of the University today. Already his interest and influence have been shown in many ways, and great are his plans for reforms and changes to come. The Faculty, the alumni and the undergraduates respect him for his varied accomplishments in the past and have great confidence in his ability to meet the responsibilities of the future. In welcoming him to his new position, we can accord...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A CHANGE OF PRESIDENTS. | 5/19/1909 | See Source »

...expected to, and several did better. When defeat is met under such conditions, there can be no ground for complaint. To the members of the team, who worked hard through a discouraging season, the greatest praise is due. Their spirit at the meet was admirable, and gives promise of great things at the intercollegiates next week...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: VICTORY AND DEFEAT. | 5/17/1909 | See Source »

...MORNING PRAYERS. Rev. G. A. Gordon, D.D. Topic: "Great Prayers," Appleton Chapel...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: University Calendar | 5/14/1909 | See Source »

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