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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...light. The first thing we must learn about God is that we cannot know him perfectly. We must realize that reflected rays are often more useful than the direct. Where the direct light would dazzle or confuse, we may often learn much from the reflection. Thus an astronomer never looks on the sun directly, but through a darkened glass and thus finds out far more than he could from attempting to look at the sun with naked...
...generous provision made for me is very welcome, and relieves me from all pecuniary cares for the rest of my life. I only wish I could have foreseen it long ago in the day of small things. I am, however, sincerely glad that my colleagues have this to look forward to, and I am sure that the hope of such final reward will tempt many young and promising men into the service of the University...
...University about this, and that much regret is felt over the neglect. It is no trifling matter. The Trophy Room is by no means an unimportant institution. Few features of the University receive so much attention from visitors, and, during the summers especially, the number who enter there to look over Harvard's records is very large. One summer a record of the attendance was kept, and it was found that over four thousand strangers visited the room. Thus the room is, in a way, an important representative of the University. That it should show carelessness and indolence...
...college interests. It is to be supposed that some premature removals will be made by men who are regardless of all other interests than their own, but we fear that lately other men have committed the offense who are not regardless, but simply thoughtless. If such men once look at the matter frankly, they must see its real import and relegate it to sneaks...
Very likely now that the details of the matter have been brought forward, the college authorities will look upon it in a different light. If not, apparently the first thing to be done is for the New Harvard Union officials to write again to Mr. Irving, stating the difficulty, and asking if he can, without great inconvenience, make other arrangements. If it is found that Mr. Irving cannot conveniently speak in the afternoon, then it seems to us that some concession should be made by the college authorities. The Union officials have proceeded in a perfectly straightforward way from...