Word: problems
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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David's state of mind when he had seen the solution of the problem seems to have been made up of three elements: the first, remorse for ever having doubted the goodness of God's government; the second, a new glow of love and enthusiasm; and the third, a desire to tell men of his restored happiness of mind. And here there seems to be a lesson for us. The man who has been delivered from a burden of perplexity and sorrow must not forget that there are other men still finding there loads almost too hard to bear...
...Arts. Should this state of affairs be allowed to continue, the interests of the graduate and professional schools would naturally dominate the plans to be adopted for removal; or, if the School of Arts had been abolished a few years ago (a question which was very seriously discussed), the problem would be greatly simplified. But the School of Arts has survived the danger, and is about to be put on far broader and firmer foundations, which should greatly increase its attractions. One of the conditions of expansion of the School of Arts appears to be the erection of dormitories...
...offered this year, as usual, to juniors, seniors or graduates pursuing regular courses of study at the University, for the best mathematical thesis on "a critical examination of a certain geometrical construction with a view to testing its value as a solution, exact or approximate, of the problem with which it deals." The Dante prize was won for 1889-90 by C. S. Latham, but he died before the award, and this sum of $100 is again to be competed for by students in any department of the University or graduates of not more than three years' standing. Four subjects...
Whether the plan here outlined is entirely feasible or not we do not undertake to say; but it should prove suggestive to those who manage the 'varsity eleven. The problem of how the sale of seats for the game at Springfield shall be managed must receive some satisfactory solution before next year, and the sooner we begin to discuss it the better...
...this season; he had to undertake the work of building up a rush-line with but two old players to begin with, and he had to fill the places of some of the most brilliant individual players who ever wore foot ball suits. The working out of this problem has been a process of the most fascinating interest, and has been followed from day to day by the college with close sympathy and keen appreciation of its difficulties. The results accomplished demonstrate the real nature of the athletic revival which has taken place at Harvard; they show that the best...