Word: life
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Naturally quiet and unassuming, he was esteemed by his classmates for his cheerful disposition and sterling devotion to duty. His life remains with us as an example of fidelity and conscientious endeavor...
...would occasion. This building, he said, would probably be ready for use next year, would be similar to Holden Chapel in appearance and would stand in the corner behind Holworthy and Stoughton and in a line with Harvard and the Chapel. Dr. Peabody dwelt upon the growth of religious life in the University and cautioned the men against thinking that religion was not active here merely because much was not said about it among the students themselves...
...hero is engaged in preserving "a pleasing amatory equilibrism" at home, while developing a genuine love affair abroad. The device by which the author reaches his climaxes is of course farcial, but his climaxes are none the less climaxes, and the story moves toward them with amusing and unhalting life and go. Verses, College Kodaks, a short sketch by G. H. Scull and couple of forceful editorials pointing out to Freshmen "that the broad opportunties for good fellowship with the solid good men of their class cannot be taken advatage of too early, and that the way to take advantage...
...their early twenties could speak, I think they would say: "Be not too slow to put on the responsibilities of manhood." I know that youth is a time of happiness, but I think you will find that the happiness of manhood is the real happiness of life. Put zeal and vigor into your work, as did those young soldiers who won fame for Harvard University and bequeathed their names...
...Crothers, the last speaker, said in brief: It seems to me to be one of the greatest characteristics of Harvard University that it is possible to speak to the whole University on religion. The University accepts religion as fundamental and necessary in human life. It does, however, ignore the dissensions that have marred its fair face. Preachers do not come here to contradict each other, but to unite in large and great aims, to give a dignified and fundamental presentation of religion to young men whose minds are still in solution and whose aims are still unfixed...