Word: mind
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Some inquiring mind has put a slip among the "Notes and Queries," in the Library, asking: "How many men at Harvard are in favor of prohibition? If you don't know, guess." There are several answers, denoting a varied process of guesswork: 96 per cent.; 2 per cent.; 47 per cent.; 53 per cent.; 90 per cent.; 10 per cent.; 66 2-3 per cent.; 33 1-3 per cent.; 0 per cent.; 1-5 per cent, and 1-100 per cent...
...mere study of old books is not enough, for new laws are constantly being formed out of custom, and a bird's eye view of all knowledge is of great practical importance in deciding upon the many novel cases which are constantly arising. The systematic training of the mind, such as only given by a college course, is of especial importance to the lawyer. No study is a waste of time, and it is impossible to say which will prove most useful. By a accidental knowledge of Norman-French, a Chicago lawyer saved $130, 000 to his clients. The breadth...
...Solipsismus" is a strange piece of poetry. The lines are graceful and the metre is smooth, but the idea is obscure and hard to grasp. "Arcady" is a charming sketch of a bit of New England country life as seen from the car window. It brings clearly to our mind the typical New England farm. "Nemesis," a bright little poem of love, cards and capricious fortune, follows...
...material has often helped the Crimson on to victory. The old adage, 'there's safety in numbers,' never applied to anything so forcibly as to athletics. The eleven is going to find a strong rival on Holmes' Field in June, and it will do well to bear this in mind from the start...
...goodness nor wealth are of spontaneous development. With honorable success comes an honorable end. The change takes place unconsciously; we feel only the warfare; but at the end we know that God has been with us. We then realize the full meaning of the thoughts that passed through the mind of Jacob as he stood on the bank of the Jordan. The choir sang the anthem, "Turn thy face from my sins," by Attwood. The song for men's voices, "Palm Branches," by Faure, was also given as appropriate to Palm Sunday...