Word: quiets
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...movement was as moderate as was consistent with its object.- [a] The proceedings were deliberate: N. Y. World March 15,- [b] Quiet behavior of the citizens: ibid...
Under the head of "Topics of the Day," an able plea is made for attendance at the morning chapel services, even if one attends simply to secure "a little quiet meditation and daydreaming." The article is an unaffected expression of thoughts and reveries which come to many...
...which the Harvard Young Men's Christian Association has begun work this year must convince every one that our life here is not by any means devoid of a religious aspect. These men are hard workers; very few outside of their number appreciate their efforts, but nevertheless, in a quiet way, Harvard students have made themselves very valuable in charitable work in Boston. College men have a strong hold on the poor, and are able, in their matter of fact way, to do much good. The work is interesting in the extreme and all who feel inclined to offer their...
...senior class election passed off with unusual quiet and rapidity. Seemingly there was not a hitch, but, as the evening went on, it became evident that the elections were pre-arranged and that a kind of "machine" was in operation. We wish to protest against this kind of thing in a Harvard class day election; it is not fitting to the dignity of the occasion and moreover does not allow of a free expression of opinion. It is highly improper for a group of men to carry on a systematic canvass, to hold caucusses and make agreements for mutual benefit...
...regarded as an abdication by Harvard of the leading position in regard to the higher liberal education which it now holds, and into which other colleges would promptly step. It would be interpreted as a surrender, or a serious concession, to the influences which constantly threaten the cause of quiet and thorough study, which in America calls for greater rather than less recognition and encouragement. While the principal colleges would seize the opportunity to step into the position of leadership abandoned by Harvard, many of the smaller colleges would be obliged to lower their standard to correspond with ours...