Word: minded
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...last two chapters treat of the social evolution in San Francisco and the history of California's land troubles and politics. The whole book is exceedingly interesting and entertaining, and is printed in neat form. Especially noticeable to Harvard men is the pleasant way in which the logical mind of the author has stamped its imprint throughout the book in the orderly arrangement of every chapter and paragraph...
...athletic season commences, it calls to our mind that we are soon to have the annual debate over the desirability of inter-collegiate contests renewed. As we begin to hear the usual denunciation of the colleges for degenerating into training schools for oarsmen and foot ball rushers, Pres. Eliot's remarks in his last annual report will be often referred to. In that report, it appears that the interest in athletics is growing steadily at Harvard, and that the Harvard faculty desire to foster and encourage that department. The faculty at Cambridge can not be censured for over-zealous support...
...Harvard nine meets Yale for the first time this season. The game with Columbia, disheartening as its effect has been, must act as an incentive to greater efforts than have yet been made. Harvard ought to win to-day, and with a proper spirit of confidence and presence of mind success can be gained. The record made by the Harvard nine of last year must not remain unparalleled in the list of our athletic victories...
...have been matched against teams that have had so little merit that our nine has been able to gain little from the contests. Is this the practice that will enable Harvard to play a game of base-ball that shall be worthy the name? Steadiness in play, presence of mind at critical moments cannot be gained by competition with clubs which are beaten with the score in the twenties. The calm game played by Columbia yesterday was something new to the Harvard students. We have seldom seen a Harvard nine play with such confidence. This is what our team needs...
...conception is really charming. But the sonnet by Mr. Santayana, which treats of faith, must be regarded as one of the most attractive, perhaps the most attractive feature of the April Monthly. It is something that calls for more than one reading, that does not leave the mind almost as soon as it has entered it, like so much college poetry...