Word: hoping
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...criticising the service, with a view to making it more palatable to the non-conformists,-if the petitioners may be called so; or, perhaps they are taking evidence from the faces of the congregation as to whether there is much good derived from compulsory chapel-going. We sincerely hope the former contingency is not the actual case. Improvements in the service, if they are possible, will not avail much in the present state of the prayer question. The fact is, the men who signed the prayer petition did so because they object to take religion under compulsion, and not from...
Dear Sir.- The members of the Harvard University Boat Club request me to send you the accompanying pitcher, and to express to you the hope that you will accept it in remembrance of the many hours you have spent in assisting them with your personal supervision and invaluable advice; and they desire me to assure you that they sincerely appreciate your efforts...
...hear the very best symphonies of Beethoven, and the more modern composers exclusively. With all due respect to the great name of Mozart, we say that his symphonies are not the material of which to form the basis of a concert for such an audience as Cambridge furnishes. We hope that in the single remaining concert of the course, and in another year's time, if the course is repeated, Mr. Gericke will provide programmes better corresponding to the musical taste and culture of his audience in Cambridge, so far as symphonies are concerned, than he has in the majority...
...hope the students will consider this matter carefully, and express their opinions freely, so that, if it is desired, we may soon see the plan put into operation...
...themselves and others, in their education, and in all that concerns their education. Indeed, there is actually conceded to them a certain degree of intellect, and comprehension, mingled perhaps with a small amount of common sense. In light of these facts, we are even bold enough to suppose, to hope, that the time will be, when President Bartlett and all the other advocates of sole faculty-government will have to abandon their creed entirely, or at least weaken it materially. Amherst, Princeton, and Harvard, have already recognized, or are beginning to recognize, the advisability of student representation and deliberation. Amherst...