Word: readings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Theme XI in English B will be read in Sever 11 at 2 o'clock. Theme XII due on May 14 need not be announced in advance...
...services at Appleton Chapel last evening were conducted by Rev. William Lawrence. He read the fourth chapter of Matthew and took as his text "Ye shall not tempt the Lord, thy God." In his sermon he studied the temptations of Jesus, his method of meeting them, and made practical applications of the lesson. He traced parallel temptations of the Church which in its overconfidence of God s love and mercy is constantly in danger of tempting Him. He spoke also to those who put their love of truth to too severe a test, and of the overconfidence of the young...
ENGLISH B.Themes will be read in Sever 11 on Tuesday, May 7, at 2 o'clock...
...regular bi-weekly meeting of the Harvard Union was held last evening in Sever 11. After the reading and approval of the minutes of the previous meeting, a question for debate at the next meeting was selected. The following is the question chosen: "Resolved, That prison labor should be made as productive as possible." The debate of the evening was then opened on the following question: "Resolved, That independence in politics should be the rule and not the exception." The debate was opened for the affirmative by Mr. D. C. Torrey, '90, who spoke somewhat as follows: The question lies...
...protected. A second obstacle is found in the principals which govern the management of railroads. These are inherently wrong, but cannot be changed by the stroke of the pen. The principal purpose of the interstate commerce act is to secure uniformity and impartiality in railroad service. The act was read at this point to show the manner in which it proposed to accomplish this. The requirements seem simple but when there is an attempt to enforce them, immediate difficulties are met. For instance, in the clause, "the charges (for transportation) shall be reasonable and just," great difficulty is found...