Word: minds
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Messrs. Smith and Thompson gave evidence of careful preparation in their numbers for two pianos. After the vigorous concerto movement by Back, Reynaldo Uahn's delicate pieces, "To Lull a Convalescent," afford a poignant indication as to the reaction of the war upon a sensitive Gaelic mind. Two songs by Verlaine F. Hinners '19 to texts by Vervain were sung by Dr. Davison with a romantic appreciation of their atmospheric contents, and with no slight interpretative skill. The piquant Terzetto by Dyorak, with its inimitable Scherzo was excellently played by Messrs. Gammons Baker and Hoffmann. Duets by Hershey and Brahms...
...needed at home--but he cannot fail to profit by the experience. His remark before the Senate committee that the war was 3,000 miles away, in giving an answer to the question why he had not moved more rapidly towards preparation, has been symptomatic of his state of mind. He can now realize what war at hand means and can make his further plans accordingly. The visit will do him good and through him the army and the country. As an exhibition of courage and good sportsmanship his journey to the other side will encourage the soldiers. They will...
...modern educational system is the ability to see straight," declared President Eliot in his address before the convention of the New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools Saturday noon, "then to head straight, and finally to draw the right deductions." Failure to instill these principles into the mind of youth is the cause of the failure of the present methods of popular education...
...first thing that Smileage brings to my mind," said Major Henry Lee Higginson '55 in his address at the Smileage meeting yesterday, "is the old proverb, 'All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.' A man in the army, without any source of decent amusement, is very liable to suffer from a loss of morale." Major Higginson then went on to tell of the need of entertainment that prevailed during the Civil War as compared with excellent conditions now being provided at the army and navy cantonments...
...change being that now one does not salute unless in uniform and covered,--merely stand at attention facing the music. If in civilian dress and covered, raise the head-dress and hold opposite the left shoulder. It is urged that all keep this in mind, an opportunity to put it into execution may be expected at the lecture and band concert on March...