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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...himself that till he knows everything, he knows nothing,-that after twenty years of criticism one is still a mere weigher and gauger:-skilled only to judge what he may chance to have been in the habit of inspecting at his own little provincial customhouse. And as one gets older he is apt to allow more for personal idiosyncrasy, and to have less certainly that the truth he has reached is not a one-sided one, and that there are not fifty others equally important, and (perhaps) equally unsatisfactory. Every bait is not for every fish. We begin by admitting...
...Heidelberg University there is a rule on record which was made in 1430, forbidding the practice by the older students of shaving the heads of new students and filling their ears with...
...rapid advance in artistic appreciation. The photographs show not only technical skill, but good selection of subjects. We think it another good sign that the two leading prizes, which were last year given to members of the faculty, have this year been secured by undergraduates. The ability of the older members is recognized, and that the younger members should acquire superior ability speaks highly for their work. It is really remarkable that a small collection like this in an inconspicuous room in Sever should in five days attract twenty-five hundred people. Students, professors and strangers have made their...
...Frank Bolles Memorial Fund, circulars have been sent to Harvard graduates of the classes of '81-'82 and '87-'92, informing them of the nature of the fund and giving them an opportunity to subscribe. It is possible that some of the graduates of these classes and perhaps of older classes, may feel freer to send subscriptions if they know how much interest certain of their fellow-graduates are taking in the matter. Ex-Governor W. E. Russell and Mr. William R. Thayer are very much interested in it and they will be very glad to receive subscriptions, the former...
...more unto the perfect day." He said, human life often seems to a man to be an anti-climax. A young man starts out in the world with high ideals, striving to be perfect, the best in everything, the superlative in all his work. But as he grows older and sees how hard it is to attain even mediocrity, his ideals usually fall. He drops from the superlative to the comparative. He is trying to do better. Later he is content if he obtains the positive, if he can do well, not better than anyone else. So it seems...