Word: self
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Professor deSumichrast spoke of what was most necessary for a man to make a success of college. The first thing needed is the power to say no, not only to others but to one's self. Another thing is to learn not to be discouraged if you cannot be famous. Every man who does his work faithfully, however small it may be, is helping humanity...
...sake of others and give away the things which we cannot use instead of selling them in petty selfishness. We are always looking for balloons and expecting earthquakes and our respect for things less prominent does not amount to much. Yet this quiet work by a few self-sacrificing men is exactly what is going to tell in the social problems of the day. The work of collecting the clothes will commence immediately and the collectors should find a hearty response from the students...
...text was Philippians 2:4 "Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others." This he said is an epitome of Paul's teaching, - not to consider self so much as others. The question he wanted to ask and answer was, whether this teaching was practical today. Men feel that there is a great gap between the great men of history and the common men that makes it impossible for the common men to follow in their footsteps. Is that true...
...improvement of the cheering itself and in keeping down a tendency which occasionally crops out and which, if not nipped in the bud, is likely to result unfortunately. In every game we wish to show the true Harvard spirit, but there is particular need of care and self restraint when we meet Yale. The feeling then is strong and the crowds are critical. There ought to be men appointed who will use their influence to see that nothing occurs again to mar the good name of the University...
...Congress, as the CRIMSON then stated, is to be made up of delegates from all parts of the world. It will discuss such questions as; The influence of the Residence System on the Education and Life of Students; Inter-University Student Fellowship; An International University Magazine; Student Self-Government; Co-Education as a Social Factor in Student Life...