Word: life
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Beethoven's concerto for the violin was second on the programme, with Mr. Frans Kneisel as soloist. Mr. Kneisel played with his usual precision of tone, and seemed to put more life into his efforts than when he played the piece about a month ago in Music Hall. The orchestra seemed to share Mr. Kneisel's enthusiasm, and not a little credit of the piece reflects upon them...
...Harvest Anthem "Ye Shall Dwell in the Land," by Stanier, the first two pieces for men's voices. Professor Peabody delivered an interesting address based on the figure of a shepherd leading his flocks so often used in the Bible. He applied the simile to our modern life showing the need of an inspiring leader and willing obedient followers...
...decisively stamped as the best. These would be Homer, Virgil, aeschylus, and Sophocles and. beyond all doubt, Aristophanes; Lucre tires, and Plato. In the middle ages, the Divine Comedy which has most perfectly expressed their thought and their emotions; the prelude to this, Dante's Vita Nuova; the Life of St. Louis, by Joinville, the Romance of the Cid, and the Arthurian Romances. In later times the number of names really great is considerable. One might give Chaucer, the freshest and most springlike of all poets; Spenser (though with a certain hesitation). and Milton,- a little, for his real greatness...
...Ride to a Russian Wedding, by C. M. Litevin, and the second paper on the Outdoor Life of the Presidents, by John P. Foley, completes the number
...second article. Every sophomore would do himself a service by a careful perusal of this homily. "His First Experience" is an unpretentious detective reminiscence supposed to be narrated by an inspector. "How do You Live?" is pregnant with new and sensible observations on the routine of every day life. This piece, though short, is one of the best features in the table of contents. The verse in this number is obviously above the average. "The Rose of Harvard" is melodious and has a charming sentiment. "Questions" is so far above the commonplace that it is more than verse...