Word: minded
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...only here at Harvard, but wherever good learning is cherished and great public services are honored,- were some scraps of the lectures to which his classes had the exceptional privilege of listening. Brief and fragmentary as they are, they yet exhibit in their small compass the breadth of mind and the wise reflection which were among the most marked traits of his nature, traits in which genius and character were united in rare combination...
...past is to be taken as an indication of the future. In the last three years, from the thirty-five men who have met Yale in football, seventeen have been on 'varsity teams in the spring. In regard to this regulation it must, however, be borne in mind that Harvard could not afford to adopt it single-handed. The statement of President Eliot that the adoption of these regulations would not decrease the chances for victory over other 'varsity teams is, it seems to us, probably erroneous. None the less, if Harvard can propose good reforms, we believe that they...
...this respect that the program which President Eliot maps out will find itself weak. However sensible the rest of the report may be, there are certainly some few things in it which will strike the great body of students as altogether too radical. The legislation proposed will strike the mind of the average student as antagonistic rather than sympathetic. We feel that any reform in athletics, to be satisfactory, must win the hearty support of the solid, sensible, unprejudiced students. We believe, however, that the time is now ripe for such reform and that it is therefore particularly unfortunate that...
...architecture of a city, the plan of the streets, and the positions of the parks and squares, the consideration of good circulation is of the greatest importance. Paris leaves a much pleasanter impression on the mind than London or New York, because the parks, squares and monuments of Paris are placed at the ends of the streets, so that every street leads toward a point of interest...
...always been with profit to her representatives. The games make a welcome break in the long stretch of training given the Mott Haven candidates, and the actual experience gained in them is of much worth. Many men have there first learned to appreciate the necessity of presence of mind and control of nerves. The games certainly form a valuable supplement to Mr. Lathrop's work and we wish the best of success to the many men under his charge who are to compete tonight...