Word: popular
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Populist movement is a necessary expression of grievances.- (a) The old parties no longer voice the wishes of the people.- (1) They are engaged in a sham battle over the tariff: Rev. of Reviews, vol. 10, p. 9.- (b) It is a spontaneous outburst of popular feeling.- (1) It appeared simultaneously over a large part of the country: Amer Mag. of Civics, vol. 7, p. 196.- (c) All great movements must be given organized expression.- (1) They all represent some truth.- (2) If suppressed they must result in,- (x) Continual local outbreaks,- or (y) general revolution.- (3) disorganized expression...
Lectures at the Arnold Arboretum.Mr. J. G. Jack will conduct a series of lecture and Field Meetings at the Arnold Arboretum during May and June for the purpose of supplying popular instruction about the Trees and Shrubs which grow in New England. They will be held on Saturday mornings at 10 o'clock and on Wednesday afternoons at 3 o'clock, beginning on Saturday, May 2, and closing June...
...glad to publish this morning an extract from an article written concerning Harvard by Mr. Hurlbut. The writer treats the subject of Harvard indifference in its broader sense admirably. In a clear, strong, convincing manner he shows how false is the popular opinion that Harvard men stand off from their fellows and are unwilling to enter heartily into the plans and interests of others. Harvard men can never be justly accused of snobbishness. As Mr. Hurlbut says, nowhere is there a more democratic community than this University. Individual worth probably counts for more at Harvard than at any university...
Lectures at the Arnold Arboretum.Mr. J. G. Jack will conduct a series of Lectures and Field Meetings at the Arnold Arboretum during May and June for the purpose of supplying popular instruction about the Trees and Shrubs which grow in New England. They will be held on Saturday morning at 10 o'clock and on Wednesday afternoons at 3 o'clock, beginning on Saturday, May 2, and closing June...
...believe, therefore, that by proper search and presentation of the plan, some benefactor can be found to whom this most popular of objects will appeal-one who, like Mr. Hemenway, who gave the Gymnasium, or Mr. Higginson, who gave the Soldier's Field, will desire to witness during his lifetime the enjoyment of his generosity by others. As the numbers at Harvard are greater than at any other American university, so is the need greater for an institution which shall unite the various human interests of the students and establish closer relations between the alumni and Alma Mater...