Word: older
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Recent commerce and intercourse with India, said Professor Lanman, have brought the religions of the East into unusual prominence. These religions are very old, older even than Christianity; but little of them has been known until recently. In Buddhism especially, there is much that is great, worthy, and noble, and a study of that religion has an important and practical bearing upon life. The fruits of the studies in the religions of the East are the effects produced upon the thought of our time...
...Frese said in introduction, that although the present growth and activity in musical matters was gratifying, it might be dangerous because of its rapidity. The number of choral classes is unfortunately few and the opportunities to learn to sing scarce. Since a distinguishing feature of the older nations is their love of music among all classes, it is a worthy aim to try to promote such a love in this country. This can best be done by choral work and for such work the light operas are excellent material...
...dark at night. Gas had just been introduced into Cambridge, and it was then thought too dangerous to introduce it into the College buildings. In 1857, however, the College agreed to allow the gas company to put gas pipes and fixtures into Holworthy where only the tutors and older students lived, on condition that it would do so free of charge. Soon after this gas was introduced generally and lamp-posts were put up in the Yard. About this time, too, the first private dormitory in Cambridge was built. There was no water in the buildings in those days...
...college course at the age of seventeen, for it has frequently been proved that the man who begins to practice his profession at twenty-three gains no advantage over the man who begins active work at twenty-six. The world shuns the very young practitioner, and turns to the older man, even though he has no greater experience or skill. The young man does not find the positions open to him today that the young man of twenty years ago did. The places are now being given to older men, and the college graduate who achieves any considerable success before...
...very likely that a few of the older players may be induced to compete for the team which is to play Yale, it will not necessarily follow that those who rank as first, second and third in the tournament will constitute the team...