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...Christian universe, and no one can stand in it who is not at least honest, and virtuous, and Christlike. No man can stand in the truth who says there is no God. If he wants proofs of God's existence let him not seek them in theology; let him rather read the book of his own life. If ever in following his own desires he has done a just, a kindly act, he can find in that, evidence of God; for justice and charity are divine attributes. In society, politics, science, poetry, we see the same truth made manifest...
...Midsummernight's Dream was played with remarkable delicacy and distinctness. The playing of the difficult motions by the strings was perfection itself and could only be accomplished by strings such as the Boston Symphony Orchestra possesses. The Concerto for pianoforte was performed by Mme. Anna Clark-Steiniger in rather a lifeless manner. The Concerto is thoroughly Mozart in character and rather tedious than interesting. Mme. Steiniger was very well received by the audience, and was given an encore. The Hungarian rhapsody, No. 2. of Liszt, was also well rendered, the weird character of the piece being carefully observed...
...foothold in the minds of all undergraduates. In proportion as the number of students come to Harvard from the far West, the more does it seem that the faculty should acknowledge the fact by granting a longer duration of the Christmas recess. The faculties of other colleges, although suffering rather severely from conservatism, have, notwithstanding, had enough foresight, progress and liberality to recognize truths which have failed to receive attention here. The vacations given at Harvard have always been awarded grudgingly. The effect of this policy is to compel a student to cut a day or two if he intends...
...Muse Abideth," is perhaps the best, it is followed by another sketch, "An Unpleasant Reminiscence," which is decidedly disappointing. As to the two stories, "Right or Wrong?" and "Violin," the former is a peculiar but not unlikely tale well brought out, the latter is a vivid piece of writing rather packing in moral tone. A story with a moral tacked on the end is usually tiresome, a story like "Violin" without a moral scattered through it deserves tile praise. A collection of six daily themes selected from English XII. forms a pleasant innovation. The first and the fifth are particularly...
...have a proof sheet of the cover of the new Index before us, and it is gratifying to see that it is quite a departure from the time-honored, meaningless palm tree or some similar design. The medals or seals of the various college societies are placed in a rather artistic way here and there on the page. The Advocate's Pegasus and Lampy himself are there, and the CRIMSON is represented by the color of the ink in which the design is printed. Though the arrangement and prominence given to the different societies might have been a little more...