Word: roote
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Sylvesters." The paper is informing on a multitude of hitherto obscure points in early American history, and is delightfully diversified with incidents. Rev. Philip Schaff, D. D., contributes a second paper on the "Relation of Church and State in America." A very pleasantly written sketch is by Walstein Root, on the "Hamilton Oneida Academy in 1794," the germ of Hamilton College. The fourth article in this superb number is a study by Charles H. Peck of the public life and character of "Aaron Burr," in which he aims to substitute natural explanations for the acts and misfortunes of his extraordinary...
EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON:- There is an editorial in this issue of the Advocate that seems to me worthy discussion-that editorial, I mean, which makes "Harvard's recent failures" lie in the social root...
...equally certain that we can change the present order of things; for, firstly, the worship of athletic idols pertains to colleges, where muscular excellence is worshipped in its incarnation. Secondly, if we are to develop into a full-fledged university the only organization possible must spring from the "social root." Lastly, it seems to me, in our case, being situated as we are in close connection with a great city, any other order of things is impossible. Respectfully, THORG...
...what the mistakes are. We would say that the error of the students lies in the toleration of an unwise state of college opinion. What the Advocate thinks we do not know, but it seems likely that it must believe as we do in the matter, since the root of our misfortunes is admitted generally to be this same false and evil point of view. We look forward with interest to the next number of the Advocate...
...should be given the preference over intended college men. This complaint is such an old one, that we are ashamed to be obliged to renew it, but it is so well grounded that we feel sure it will some day be listened to and remedied. Of course the root of the whole evil is the great need of more dormitories...