Word: matter
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...strength of its traditions and the strength of living individuals, but in life we see everywhere the lack of faith. What is to take its place? Possibly it is scientific materialism to a small extent. Beyond that everything is chaos. Christianity is tending towards agnosticism. The electrolytic theory of matter, which leads us to believe that anything is possible, and the admitted strangeness of psychology are turning many from their disbelief in Gospel statements...
...this is the real point of the Monthly's attack. As a call to higher service, it is not without reason. Mr. Parker and Mr. Macgowan appear to have proved that the CRIMSON could afford to give its readers less of advertisements and leaded space, and more of reading matter. Mr. Hagedorn forcibly intimates that the CRIMSON would do well to rely less on the "average intelligence" of its reporters, and call into play more of that "exceptional literary ability," which they at present held to be superfluous, -- and which the Monthly can doubtless instruct them how to procure...
...much that is asked in the request that these "Lives" be filled out. The facts are primarily what is wanted and to write these down is but a matter of a few minutes. It is now too late for hesitation in writing the biography to be an excuse for postponement. The CRIMSON hopes on behalf of the class of 1911 as a whole that those Seniors who have not yet sent in their "Lives" will make every effort to do so at once in compliance with their secretary's appeal...
...attend to them. The first class report will appear next fall. The compilation of this report is based largely on the Class Lives. Members of 1911 will confer a great favor on the class, as well as a great benefit to themselves, by giving immediate attention to this matter. J. A. SWEETSER, Secretary...
...skit, "Pat Gallagher's Hundred Dollar Bill," he employs the method of suggestion with good result, because he has not run it into the ground in the earlier part of the composition. Mr. Nickerson's "Defence of Musical Comedy" is commendable both in matter and expression. There is a good deal of sound reason in the brief that he holds for the value of musical comedy to our civilization but more significant is his suggestion of its exaltation to a higher plane. Is it not true that the two peculiarly American dramatic forms, the mu- sical comedy and the melodrama...