Word: leaders
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...April "Lit," the first issue of the newly elected '88 board, has made its appearance, and is a very creditable number. The leader on "The Literary Outlook" predicts a new impulse to literary activity at Yale. The most interesting piece by far is the prize oration of the junior exhibition; by Henry L. Stimson, on "Beranger and France." The other body-pieces, most criticisms, are from '89, and of a very good quality...
...Whipple '88 was elected leader of the Pierian Sodality at its last meeting in place of Mr. Forchheimer resigned...
During the last twenty years, while scientific studies were finding their place in the college elective lists, the Lawrence scientific school, once a leader among its fellows, has been steadily losing in number of scholars, and hence in influence. For some years past it has suffered seriously, simply from being overshadowed by the growing college across the street. Some have thought that this meant a discouragement to science-teaching at Cambridge, but the very reverse is the case. When the school was founded, the college was narrow, and saw no propriety in allowing a wide variety of study...
...leader seems to have been for some time an unknown quantity, as the secretary speaks seriously of introducing a metronome that they might keep better time! The musical talent in college seems to have been very limited, and the Pierian often had difficulty to maintain its existence. Thus we read in the Reminsicences of an Ex-Pierian that it was "reduced to a single active member, as was the case when Mr. G. held the meeting regularly alone, not forgetting, it is said, to put up the advertising board for his own sole notification each week, calling himself to order...
...drawbacks are no more, and the helps no less in this age than in any other; the grace of God has never been kinder and stronger than it is now. It is a good time to live, to have noblest and purest ideals, to follow Jesus Christ, the leader of this age and all ages. "Now is the accepted time, and behold, now is the day of salvation...