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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...meeting of the New England Association of Colleges and Preparatory Schools held Saturday morning in Boston, President Eliot spoke in favor of a three years' college course, and said he believed the hope of America depends upon this reduction. At the election of officers held after the meeting, President Eliot was elected as vice-president of the association...
Later, Dr. Peabody welcomed the men for the Faculty and dwelt upon the great impetus to religious work which the building of the Brooks Memorial House would occasion. This building, he said, would probably be ready for use next year, would be similar to Holden Chapel in appearance and would stand in the corner behind Holworthy and Stoughton and in a line with Harvard and the Chapel. Dr. Peabody dwelt upon the growth of religious life in the University and cautioned the men against thinking that religion was not active here merely because much was not said about it among...
...Wolcott was next introduced and said in brief: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Harvard College have lived in amity and mutual obligation for two hundred and sixty years. You bring with you youth and vigor. On her part, this commonwealth, with Bunker Hill, Lexington Common and Plymouth Rock, speaks to your hearts and the hearts of all Americans as do few of her sister states. Whatever success you win must in part look back to Cambridge and to the commonwealth...
Professor Palmer in his speech brought out the fact that in college, the instructors sought to give while it was the students' share to take; that the student was treated as a mature man, willing to work for his own pleasure. "We insist," he said, "that you do what you do here, for yourselves, not for us. We want to see every man pushing forward in pursuit of his own distinct interests...
...Crothers, the last speaker, said in brief: It seems to me to be one of the greatest characteristics of Harvard University that it is possible to speak to the whole University on religion. The University accepts religion as fundamental and necessary in human life. It does, however, ignore the dissensions that have marred its fair face. Preachers do not come here to contradict each other, but to unite in large and great aims, to give a dignified and fundamental presentation of religion to young men whose minds are still in solution and whose aims are still unfixed...