Word: objective
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Matthews says : "Of all the efforts of the human mind, there is no one which demands for its success so rare a union of mental gifts as eloquence." Would not those efforts be commendable whose object it is to cultivate in our fellow students an ambition to excel in oratory ? I trust others of the students will express their opinions of this proposition...
...seems to me that when we enter the ranks of a Republican procession, we are, in a sense, the guests of the Republicans, we owe it to their hospitality that we are enabled to have the fun which is our object in parading. I will grant that the Republicans may be more desirous of having our company than we are of going with them; but so may an individual be the unwilling guest of a pressing host, and the laws of hospitality be still in force between them. The main point is this: The college, as a whole, have expressed...
...scholars who are capable of using it to advantage are permitted to read and take out the books. The number of books is about 60,000 and each year a large number are being added. The building also shelters the famous Torrey herbarium with its 60,000 specimens. The object of the librarian to give to the books the greatest accessibilities with the least possible inconvenience to the reader. The libraries of the several schools are now brought together under one administration, and the law librarian, the science librarian, and other specialists are staff officers of the university librarian. They...
...beginning of what promises to be a most brilliant and successful year for this well known Harvard society, a few words concerning it would not be without interest especially to those who are as yet unacquainted with our college institutions. The Union was formed in 1880. Its object was the discussion of the political and social questions of the day. There was at this time in the college curriculum a course essentially devoted to this same purpose, but the Faculty, thinking that its place was now filled, withdrew it from the electives. So great, however, was the interest aroused...
...class, he says, is a unit; it is impossible that there are not many who are in favor of Blaine; consequently it is impossible for the class to march in the Independent parade as a class; consequently the invitation is absurd, etc. He kindly states that he has "no objection to seeing as many juniors as seem so inclined joining in the proposed procession," for which he may be sure the juniors return thanks. But he goes on to say, he does object to these men representing the junior class, and here we believe most of the men will agree...