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...heretofore infringed on the legitimate powers of this board," is an article on College Controversies in the Nation. The writer, after a careful investigation of the causes of the many internal commotions among the governing bodies of American colleges, came to the conclusion that the difficulties were the result of a bad system of government. That the administrative duties of the various bodies, the trustees, the faculty and the president, are not strictly defined. That in most cases. "mutual courtesy and consideration are the only bond of union,- a system which works well in time of peace...
...only means which can be utilized to any degree of success, in order to put the nine upon a strong footing for the contest with Yale. The freshman class has shown great interest in the nine, and each member of the team should feel himself personally responsible for the result, whether it be defeat or victory...
...throughout the year. In order to accomplish this end a high standard of board must be firmly maintained. In doing this, however, care must be taken not to make the board so expensive that many will seek cheaper places, for a high price as well as poor quality will result in diminished numbers. Thus the steward is under two constant pressures; one forcing him to at least maintain the established standard, and the other to lower the price of board. The desired standard must be sufficiently high to satisfy the richer and more fastidious, and the price sufficiently...
...this were true, there would be no help for it. The supreme word on the Harvard College seal, Veritas, is the supreme word of all real religion. But the opinion that truth did not find a Master in Christ wholly superior to all Jewish error is solely the result of not sifting the sources of our knowledge of Christ. Hesitating to handle the Bible as boldly as Christ himself did, and to clear away from his unique figure the mass of erroneous accretions of all sorts which inferior disciples are responsible for Unitarians in both England and America...
...Royce abounds in philosophle smartness of this sort, and he has the junior modern's faith in no faith. * * * * Practically, the whole book is one of fresh, effective scepticism, for the sake of a speculative notion which will mean next to nothing to average minds, leaving the result of the book purely sceptical, and to minds inclined to fasten on the notion will mean that actions are indifferent, however wrong because they are all in the Infinite Thought. If this is Harvard teaching as to the bases of conduct and faith,' it means that modern scepticism, the pseudo-science...