Word: needful
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...will not be confined to it, as the course is by no means a text-book course. Since the recitations are but once a week, many will be able to elect it, who have hitherto been prevented from taking courses in Fine Arts because of the time which they need for electives in other departments in which they intend to take honors. Those who take a classical course should remember that the Greeks accomplished works in art, as well as in oratory and tragedy, which have never been surpassed; and that no one can claim a knowledge of the Greeks...
...curious rule relating to the wearing of long hair by students provides that the "President shall have power to reform it, or, as need shall require to make his address to any three or more of the overseers, who shall take order concerning...
...stand in no need at the present time of more monks, more dilettanti, more impotent theorists; the genius of the nineteenth century is not alone the contemplative, but the active life. In Mr. Dwight's article we find a theory of education of which the culminating triumph would be a character like Spinoza, The present interest in athletics may be pushed to an extreme; if so, it is but a healthy reaction and will soon right itself. We must try to check the evil without resigning the good; for, at all events, the "muscular Christian" is preferable to the languid...
...University needs a good many things. I used to think it needed praying for, but the disappearance of the ulsters has reassured me on that score. The pressing need at this time is a course in the philosophy of Herbert Spencer. For this there arises periodically, at about this time, a dolorous wail, as of a child for the bottle, in the College papers, which I propose to forestall this time with some considerations of a lighter sort...
Holyoke at present is made up of C. G. Weld, '79, stroke, W. S. Miller, '78, D. T. Seligman, '76, J. N. Willison, '77, C. Isham, '76, P. Tuckerman, '78, bow. The crew are working very regularly, but need much coaching; they decidedly fail in putting enough muscle into their stroke. Holworthy is not yet definitely settled upon, and it is impossible to get any "points" in regard to its chances. As at present composed, the crew consists of R. W. Guild, '76, stroke, W. R. Taylor, '77, J. R. W. Hitchcock, '77, M. Bull, '77, F. M. Ware...