Word: mind
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...know that there is a fog on account of the obscurity which it casts about all objects sensible to the vision; so we may perceive the evil of competitive examinations by the manner in which they dim the keenness of the moral perceptions of those affected by them. The mind will not be broadened by an education which is built on the competitive examination system; rather, it will be narrowed by the most superficial and selfish ambition-the rank-list. Knowledge is no longer sought for knowledge's sake, but as an instrument for securing prizes and scholarships...
...impossible to bathe between five and half-past five in the afternoons without getting out of all patience waiting for a turn. A little money expended on the bathing facilities in the gymnasium would certainly go a great way in restoring a man's comfort and peace of mind after exercising...
...series of illustrated lectures upon the cities of Italy. The views this evening will be taken from scenes in Sienna and Pisa. The historic interest which centres around these two old cities, perhaps the most romantic of all in Europe, will be brought all the more vividly to the mind by the views of world-famous buildings and ruins. The lectures will be given in Boylston, and members of the University and their friends are cordially invited to attend...
...conclusion, we advise no one to pursue a systematic course of "cramming," A man who studies the larger part of a night before an examination enters the examination room with impaired mental faculties, unable to express forcibly or well the substance ground up the previous nigh. A clear mind with a few facts is of more avail than a muddled head with an interminable jumble of confused statistics...
...pedestrian powers of one-half of his students are now quite within their abilities. He notes that a poor physical condition is now a matter of reproach to a student, which he feels obliged to explain in some way. He says, decidedly: 'There can be no question in my mind that the physical condition of the average student at Harvard College is vastly better than it was a score of years...