Word: quiets
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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That the effect upon the moral condition of the college has been to deepen and animate the religious element in student life, to raise the standard of good couduct, to increase the power to resist temptations usually incident to large assemblages of young men, and to secure the general quiet and good order of the institution...
...seems slow, and is not showy, but it is the real work after all. I wish you would tell the members of the Union of my constant thought of them. Say to them, please, that I think we are dealing with the social question in the most healthy, quiet and manly way, and that if the Union prospers in its present lines, it will have a broad influence in the world. It is very strange that you should ask me whether I could propose any change of name which will show how close the Union stands to the college...
...Year's Message" is a sketch of quiet home-life with a dash of pathos which is certainly not forced. The story is told simply and naturally, although one cannot help wondering what the exact reason was for the ten years' delay in delivering the message, which forms the theme of the tale...
...greeted each other very cordially. To the natives of the little town, who stood about in evident wonder on the station platform, it doubtless seemed very strange to see so many men, dressed in blue and pink gowns, rushing about, and talking so earnestly, and to hear, on a quiet Sunday morning, the yells of the rival colleges as the two trains drew rapidly away from each other. Supper was served at Barstow...
...week. The Y. M. C. A. of Harvard will act in unison with the other branches of the Association, and will hold short services in their rooms in Lawrence Hall every evening this week. These services are very simple; no attempt is made to make them more than quiet observances of the general custom of the churches, and they are conducted entirely by the students themselves. The meeting on Thursday, however, will be an exception to this rule, as Professor D. G. Lyon will conduct the service on that evening...