Word: minded
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...gift from Mrs. Paine the manuscript copy of the score on which the late Professor J.K. Paine h.'69 was at work at the time of his death. It is entitled "Lincoln, a Tragic Tone Poem," and consists of twenty-six folio pages of music. Professor Paine had in mind for many years this work, which he hoped would be his greatest achievement...
...compressed and complex sympathetic imagery one would, it is true, hesitate, even after a considerate reading, to pronounce with much precision. But the purport is clear enough, the mood is undeniably poetic, and it touches the imagination. Like much modern poetry it has the virtue of bringing agreeable to mind its literary ancestors, in this case the sonnets of Rosetti. It is to be regretted, however, that besides Rosetti's habit of luxurious concrete visualization. Mr. Wheelock has not more of his music and subtle artistry...
...glancing over the cases of this sort, which come readily to the mind of any upperclassman, it would seem that in four out of five cases the immediate cause for lack of interest in any organization or activity is the presence of lazy or inefficient officers, men who accepted positions the accompanying duties of which they never intended to fulfil faithfully or have subsequently shirked. It is very pleasant to be known as the president or secretary of this or that organization, but it is an honor which should be paid for, if not bought, by a certain amount...
...their own classmates. The remedy suggested is a regulation that shall prohibit the appointment of any Harvard man to a position as instructor or assistant in the University who has not been graduated at least two years. Personally, the reviewer doubts the efficacy of such a rule. To his mind, the question of the young instructor resolves itself into a question of individual fitness and personality, and the good judgment of those who are responsible for the appointment of such instructors. Every class contains a number of men who, owing to their peculiar aptitudes and interests, are quite competent...
...reporter is not low, but most important, and if the tone of the press is to be raised, it must be through the reporters. Let us then get educated men upon our papers, and lot. Harvard graduates start at the bottom, for it takes a man of education, trained mind, and high standards, to be a good reporter...