Word: self
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Monsieur le Cure" is a pretty little tale with an evident moral. It deserves to be read because of the good lesson of self-sacrifice which it teaches, a lesson which, in the case of many of us, would not be wasted...
...Imagination in Architecture" is a good attempt, but it fails to prove anything, through the self-same fault of which the writer accuses Ruskinmere assertion. The writer begins by abusing Ruskin for asking us to accept his statements on simple faith, and then turns round and asks his readers to believe that the effect produced on him (the writer) by a certain style of architecture is the same which would be produced on everyone. The paper is not long enough for a thorough ventilation of the subject, and is therefore, rather unsatisfactory...
...lives in Boston to attend and do his utmost to assist the gentlemen in charge. The chorus will necessarily be much reduced from the one of last Sunday, and every man who can is requested to be present and assist in the singing. This may involve a little self-sacrifice, but we consider that it is no more than the cause deserves...
...surprised to fine a lack of vigor and energy in the work of both nine and crew. Men who can afford to strut about the college yard smoking Turkish cigarettes and expensive tobacco in handsome meerschaums, bragging of their eleven (the "finest), ought certainly to have the self-respect to meet the expenses of a victorious team, or enjoy the reputation of unparalleled selfishness and lethargy...
...rule, it may be stated that no knowledge comes amiss to a librarian. The preferable knowledge depends wholly upon the kind of library he is to control and the sort of people to whom he is to minister. In general terms, I should say that in fitting one's self for work in a miscellaneous library the best thing to be proficient in is literary history and general bibliography. As to languages, one need hardly hope to do his duty without a working knowledge of French and German; and Latin is of great help in dealing with various other languages...