Word: respects
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...publish a paragraph from the Yale News with respect to the recent election of the members of the Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard. The spirit of the article in question proves the utter needlessness of any serious reply beyond a simple and direct denial of the statement. It is useless to attempt to argue with those who do not care to learn facts, and who add prejudice to ignorance. When pugilism is said to be the recommendation for membership in the Harvard chapter, the writer who spreads such silly gossip stamps himself as ignorant not only of the Phi Beta...
...country; and within a surrounding territory not larger than some single western states which has no good university, are found Harvard, Yale, Williams Dartmouth, Brown, Bowdoin and Colby. We cannot have too many endowments of this generous kind for educational purposes in our young country; but with all respect to the good intentions of the donor, we cannot help feeling that in view of the great wants elsewhere and the superabundance in this locality, the gift is rendered comparatively useless by the conditions which bind...
...reject this materialistic theory and teach a doctrine in closest harmony with Christian ethics. The lecturer proceeded to state some principles of action which may assist the advance among the common people of a Christian theory of economics. The efficiency of labor increases as hopefulness, ambition and self-respect are created among the laboring class...
...much the tide and wind may be of advantage or disadvantage - as Yale found out to her cost. And though this may hardly seem possible when the width of the river is taken into consideration, it certainly is the case." The italics are my own. I am, with respect...
...regards the fairness of the course with respect to a triple race, in case of rough weather the three crews certainly could not row under equal conditions. But if Yale and Columbia are willing to take their chances, there is no possible reason why Harvard should not also. As this seems the only draw-back towards Yale's rowing it is sincerely to be hoped that the freshmen will admit them...