Word: sayings
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...benefit of those who are not familiar with the morning service, we may say that it consists of singing by the choir, responsive reading, a short sermon and prayer, and a hymn, the whole lasting but 15 minutes...
...perhaps unnecessary to speak of the unique position which this truly great artist holds in the theatrical world. His fame, which is international rests on solid achievements, refinement of delivery, literary insight, and profound study of character. Let me only say that I count it among the great memories of my student days to have seen him in such parts as Byron's "Manfred," Bjornson's "Advokat Berendt," or as Shylock, Mephisto and Wallenstein. The part of Rabbi Sichel in the play to be performed here is one of his very best, and, on account of its naturalness, is particularly...
Undertaking such a building and making such an investment, of course, indicates that we anticipate continued growth. We look for a good increase next year, even if we do fall behind the large percent ratio of increase which we had this year over last. I may say that the trustees are much encouraged by the present outlook for greater enrollment, although the year is not yet advanced to the time when applications for instruction are most numerous. The policy of the Faculty is to accept men for their quality rather than to seek after mere quantity of students. We weigh...
...operation is found not only in the Faculties, but in the student bodies as well. The exchange is large and I think I am safe in saying that a great majority of the students in one school take work in the to her. Of our 12 students last year, for instance, 10 took courses under the Harvard Divinity Faculty. On the other hand, of the 33 Harvard men, 20 took Andover work. I should say that the proportion this year was quite as large...
...talent for detecting the besetting sin of a young writer and for characterizing it in a pungent phrase amounted to genius. His vivacity was amazing. He came to each day's tasks as fresh as if he had never been through them before. Often as he had to say the same things, he never said them twice alike. His comments were so sharp and searching that they sometimes irritated for the moment. But the irritation was salutary: the sting soon vanished, the lesson remained. For every student who was good for anything felt, upon reflection, that the criticism was wise...