Word: reaction
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...members of the German department took place yesterday afternoon in Sever 11, when Professor von Jagemann spoke about the Romantic school and the beginning of Germanic Philology. The lecturer said in brief that the Romantic movement which affected German literature in the beginning of this century was a reaction against the classicism and rationalism of the preceding period. Instead of addressing themselves only to the cold understanding of their readers, the writers of the Romantic school appealed to the imagination, the faith, and the superstition of the people. Instead of a onesided worship of Latin and Greek literature they proclaimed...
...interests of American trusts to lower prices when possible. (a) where prices are at first increased it is due to a reaction from ruinous competition. Remarks of Hon. F. B. Thurber to the N. Y. Senate...
...most promising signs of a reaction in our athletics, is the renewed activity in bicycling. Until last year, bicycling at Harvard had become a dead letter. With the infusion of a little new blood came a change. We have now half a dozen promising riders and material for as many more. The Bicycle Club has been rejuvenated; its membership has increased and with these changes comes increased activity. Our representatives made a grand showing last Tuesday in New York and in the hope of winning a new triumph, a road race with the Institute of Technology has been arranged. What...
...kept during the early morning hours. The students will undoubtedly be more careful after this severe reminder; those who have usually left their doors unlocked or open will be vigllant for a time, and then they will gradually fall back into their old habits. It is when the reaction comes that watchmen are needed, and there will be absolutely no excuse if a repetition of the daring act occurs. It would not be too much to ask that the watchmen while making their rounds should see once every night that doors in the dormitories are closed and fastened. This would...
...awakened by a great thought or by some terrible message. Then the tasks of the mind take on a new meaning; the soul weakens to itself. This is the greatest experience a soul can pass through. The impulse towards this transition is not a mere physical reaction; it is the influence of the revelation of a living God calling to us. Like the growth of the flowers in spring is the development of the soul answering to the gentle sunshine of God's spirit...