Word: life
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Before the Deutscher Verein last evening Professor W. H. Schofield '93 gave an interesting account of his experiences in Germany and his impressions of social and literary life there. The talk was informal and covered a wide variety of topics; what was said on student life was perhaps most interesting...
...Bonn, Heidelberg and the other provincial universities there is more esprit de corps. At none of the European universities is there any development of athletics corresponding to ours. Compulsory service in the army supplies in part the need of physical training, but the absence of athletics makes student life lack variety. The Germans work harder in their courses, and with the felling that these are a definite part of their professional life. Undoubtedly this concentration is for the ultimate benefit of professional and academic life...
During Professor Schofield's Stay a Harvard Club was formed, largely through the instrumentality of several Harvard men who are doing post-graduated work at Berlin. H. Hanged '07 is secretary of the club, and on the honorary membership list are several men in diplomatic or business life in Germany...
...lends the greatest importance to the coming campaign. It is an opportunity for the Political Club to become an active power for good; but if neglected, it will shake our confidence in the ability of undergraduate organizations to deal ably with the larger questions beyond the horizon of college life...
...Union has for some time been developing plans for a building to serve as headquarters for the Department of Music and for the musical societies of the University. It is to be called the John Knowles Paine Memorial Building in memory of Professor Paine, who founded and devoted his life to the upbuilding of the musical department. A subscription committee is now raising funds for this purpose