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...have studiously avoided to speak or write for the public on matters of religion: There is great sense in the good old Sanskrit injunction that says: "Silance is victory where ten Buddhists are zealously preaching and promoting their religion." The same could be said of almost every other religion including Hinduism or Christianity. However, being asked several times by the so called "godless" Harvard men to give a frank expression to the Hindu attitude toward all missionary religions, I am undertaking the task and do hope it will be received in all fairness and intellectual honesty with which...
...habit of saying "atta boy," telephones for help, it will draw forth from this well the correct equivalent in Chaucerian, Spencerian or Tennysonian diction. No longer will the proprietor of the esoteric den use "Shoppe" for "Shop"; on more can stenographers delude anyone into thinking that Sanskrit is good English; no more will street-car conductors be able to say "Watch yer step" instead of 'Take care of the drop" without meeting the haughty stare and the raised eyebrow of regenerated America...
...Forces in Old India", Dr. S. L. Joshi, of the University of Bombay, will explain the manner in which , the religious and caste systems of India have, affected the political attitude of his fellow-country-men. He will be introduced by Dr. C. R. Sanman, Wales Professor of Sanskrit at the University...
Many of the special libraries connected with the College Library remain in the Laboratories or other departmental buildings. Those now brought together in the Widener Library on the top floor of the building are the following: the Sanskrit Library, Room A; the Classical Library, Room E: Graduate School of Business Administration, Rooms F. G. H. and I; the Graduate Historical Library, Room K; Bureau of Municipal Research, Room O; the German Library, Room Q; the Mathematical Library, Room T; the Economics Library, Room V; the French Library, Room W; the Lowell Memorial Library (Romance Languages), Room X; Child Memorial Library...
...recent Papal election, the University Library has placed on exhibition in the Treasure Room a letter from Dr. Achille Ratti, now Pope Plus XI, written when he was librarian of the Ambrosian Library, Milan. The letter is addressed to Professor Charles Rockwell Lanman, Ph.D., LL.D., Wales Professor of Sanskrit at the University, and editor of the Harvard Oriental Series, and is an acknowledgement of the receipt of a volume of the Oriental Series. There are also two post card receipts of other volumes...