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Intellectual attainments are at present employed for a selfish purpose. The college-bred man by virtue of his knowledge too often desires to triumph over his less fortunate neighbor, and instead of uplifting him prefers to profit by his ignorance. In the same manner the authority of birth attempts to assert itself. But this must inevitably give way to merit which at present will be measured in pecuniary terms, a condition not wholly desirable, but merely a stepping stone to something higher...
...heterodoxical opinions in some walks of life are narrowly orthodoxy in others. Robert Ingersoll, the remarkably heterodoxical religious thinker, is a striking example of this, as his ideas in politics were narrow-gauge republican. Opposite orthodoxy stands liberty; but in our own age the freedom of the individual is often confused with the higher and nobler liberty of the intellect and the sprit. This must needs express the liberty of the individual to attain its ends, as true liberty is the untrammeled freedom of truth...
...always with the best will in the world to be amused. We are loath to be denied and, where we must, eagerly accord the benefit of the doubt. We realize that only spasmodically does he achieve his full destiny of Chorus to this University drama; only too often he is the conventional Vice, with his lath dagger become a slapstick. It is his business to be local and timely; it is our good fortune if he be sometimes sage and witty. And of the few good jokes abroad in the world, it is a wonder that he snares so many...
...been customary in many cases to call upon the committee chairman for a detailed report of the work involved. The following year the committee is thus enabled to profit by the experience of its predecessors, to avoid their mistakes and improve upon their suggestions. But only too often, when the actual work of the committee is over, the chairman either neglects this duty altogether, or draws up his report long after he has forgotten all the finer points that his experience has taught. Reports of the more conscientious committeemen are not infrequently mislaid, simply because there is no place, where...
...were of a very elaborate character, but the tide turned in favor of the Japanese with the capture of 203 Meter Hill, which enabled the attacking army to direct their mortar fire over the city and harbor, and led directly to Port Arthur's fall. Although General Stoessel has often been blamed for his conduct at the time of the siege, and has even been court-martialed, the Russian leader really did all in his power to save the city...