Word: know
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...certain that it would do no little or no good to realize any or all of these four things. We have sufficient evidence now. We do not need external church unity, because we see the church is not relatively stronger in the countries where it has such unity. We know enough about the future, and it is well that the future lies in mystery. We need rather a better knowledge of the present...
Members of the University at large seem to know so little about the Bussey Institution, hardly considering it a part of the University, that an account of the work done there will be of interest...
...colonial and later history. This letter unfortunately was received with no comment and the subject was dropped. The loss suffered by most of us in our lack of knowledge of the historic interest connected with even the various college buildings is much to be lamented. How many of us know which elm in the Yard is the "Rebellion Tree," or why it was so called? How many of us are aware that Lafayette was received by President Kirkland on the steps of University Hall? What do we know of the life of the Harvard student in colonial times...
...recent fire in Weld will serve as an example to show what harm the neglect of this small precaution may cause. The fire was discovered almost as soon as it started, but several minutes were lost because the student that noticed it first did not know where to go to ring in an alarm. As it happened the fire was a small one, and was quickly put out by the Department, with no loss but the furniture of the room in which the fire started. If the conflagration had been of a more serious nature, and the same delay...
...wish to call the attention of the junior class to the fact that there are but two days more in which to sign for the junior dinner. The committee must know by Tuesday night how many will be present, so all men must sign before then. Up to the present time fifty-two men have signed; this from a class of over three hundred and fifty is, to say the least of it, disgraceful. Let it be remembered that this is the only opportunity which the class enjoys of meeting together as a whole. It will indeed be foolish...