Word: humanity
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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When emotional religion is carried to so great an extent, it Borders dangerously upon the fanatical. Manifestations of Providence can too easily be misinterpreted in the light of human pleasure to be at all times a trust-worthy guide. To a college student, moreover, whose experiences are more or less apt to be limited, the camouflaged nature of the revival meetings present an attractive outlook; when, however, all his thoughts become interpretations of divine will, his mind can scarcely be receptive to the more tangible facts of education...
...Jesuit historian has recently called the early history of Harvard "one of the brilliant pageants of American history," a pageant of which the "real theme is courage and devotion; courage under conditions which would seem to stifle all human effort save an avid grubbing for food and housing, devotion to the fine ideal of disciplining the human intellect and human will." One might add that the courage was largely Dunster's, and in devotion no one was his equal. Harvard College might even have followed its founder to an early death and oblivion, but for the lively faith, the serene...
...very successful. Oxford career, although their accomplishments would not look like much on paper. They have done well in their Schools, they have taken an active though unobtrusive part in the life of their College. Such a man may well contribute as much to his English friends in human values as the most brilliant First or the flashiest Blue...
When he speculated upon the most common of all human pastimes, Talking, it appeared to Milton ("Dance Marathon") Crandall that the purpose of this sport was to see who could talk the longest. Accordingly he announced a "noun and verb rodeo, the world's championship gab-fest," and set up a ticket-taker at the gate of an armory in Manhattan...
...Street. Broadway is an interesting avenue because on its bright pavements each evening many thousands of mediocre human beings flock together, drawn by a picturesque, gregarious invitation. In degree no more clever or sinister than the main street of a village, it has lately been advertised more widely than ever before by columnists, playwrights and criminals. One Way Street celebrates the murder of a golden-haired drug-peddler, one of Broadway's ,least notable miscreants, by an alien rustic whose sister had learned to punch herself with dope...