Word: idea
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...unjust to the students. A fair statement of the case to the faculty was therefore decided upon. In order to show that the movement was not local and was not confined to a few men, the signatures of over two hundred of the older graduates were collected. The idea originated with the Harvard Club of New York; It was distinctly a graduate movement, and has been carried out without the assistance and knowledge of the undergraduates...
...held last evening in Sever 11, with Pres. Ames in the chair. Owing to the absence of the secretary, no report from this officer was read. The first business of the meeting was the reading of the treasurer's report. The following figures may serve to give some idea of the business and present standing of the Society...
...trophy is valued at $500. The change from the rather worn-out idea of a cup to something new and different is a good one. The plaque will be less unwieldy than a cup, and will make a very handsome ornament for the wall of the Athletic Club that wins...
...Sanford's verse, suggested by Horace, is a happy poetical rendering into English of the old Roman's idea...
There was the usual large attendance at Vespers yesterday afternoon. The service was conducted by Rev. George A. Gordon, assisted by Dr. F. G. Peabody. Mr. Gordon spoke briefly from the text,- "Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth." To get a vivid idea of God and of our duty toward Him, we must keep him in our hearts from our youth up. The days of childhood are days of impressions. As we grow older our perceptions become duller, and our lives are less easily molded. Wax must be stamped when it is warm. Whenever a man raises...