Word: idea
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Christianity brought and humanitarianism what without it must be lacking, object, motive and power. The love and aid of our fellow-men was moreover a Christian idea; and however much men outside of the faith may have equalled or surpassed Christians in the development of this principle, still the church had always repented such remissness to what had always been a fundamental part of its doctrine. Religion-less humanitarianism could offer as a motive nothing more than a sense of the wrongs of humanity. Christianity had as its motive the stirring belief - the divinity of each human soul. The power...
...stir the soul and to urge the mind to work and learn. Yet, here in these self-same "classic shades" some ninety years ago, when the eighteenth century was striding on toward its close, there arose a systematic apotheosis of laziness. It was probably in 1796 that the idea of forming the Navy Club was conceived by some wag of the college. The principle of its existence was that it should be a brotherhood of all those who failed to attain distinction in their studies. It was a senior society, and only those members of the class were admitted...
...attendance at the Vesper Service yesterday was very large; fully one thousand people were present. The prevailing thought of the service was the "Light of God;" and to this idea the address and music were directed. The choir sang, "We March to Victory," by Barnby. Rev. Dr. McKenzie read the Psalm. Mr. G. W. Ward then sang, "Sing Ye Praises," from Mendelsohn's "Hymn of Praise." Dr. Gordon read a few verses from the first chapter of Second Corinthians. He chose as his text the therein occurring expression, "Sincerity to God." "Sincerity, unlike many other virtues, is a quality...
...whole surface evenly, and from different points. Other preparations also will doubtless have to be made. All this can easily be done if the Athletic Association is willing to push the matter through, and we would urge them to take active steps before next autumn to make the idea a reality. The college will duly appreciate any trouble to which they may put themselves, and every skater at Harvard will rejoice greatly at the execution of this scheme...
...placing it on file in the library. This was done for some time prior to 1883. Since then, for some unaccountable reason, no papers have been saved, and as the courses are apt to change a little every few years, it is extremely difficult to get an adequate idea of what the approaching examination is to be like from those old papers. If the authorities knew what a help it is to the students when grinding for an examination to see a copy of a former paper in the same course, we are sure they would bestir themselves...