Word: sentimentalism
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...strict physical training and recognize its value. Yet many from lack of foresight refuse to see the necessity of keeping proper training in their college duties. An indifference to this is often more fatal than irregular hours or change in diet would be. As a matter of fact college sentiment ought to discourage in every way the one form of bad training as well as the other...
...would be impracticable. - (a) Diversified laws necessary for diversity of sentiment: Pub, Opin., VIII. 105 (Nov., 1889). - (b) Does not attack the roots of the evil: N. A. Rev. 149, 516 (Nov. 1889). - Subject too complex for general action: ibid, 517. - (1) Consequences too serious. - (2) Elements too little understood for wise action. - (3) People not ready for it. - (d) Congressional action not necessarily beneficial: Forum VIII...
...last number of the Advocate is up to the usual standard except in its editorials. The editorials are not elegant in style, good in sentiment and matter or forcible in diction. Moreover, humor is born not made in a writer and the efforts here to be humorous injure the high tone that the Advocate editorials have hitherto had. In several instances there is evidence of lack of grasp of the subject, a flippancy of tone that is unbecoming and a general character foreign to good advocate editorials. It were best for the writers to recognize that the fault they find...
...violin in G minor by Bruch. Of the two great Concertos that Bruch wrote in G and D minor) this is the finer with its charming airs for the violin and pleasing orchestral accompaniment. Mr. Adamowski played the movements in a broad and masterly style and with a sentiment that was never exaggerated. The orchestral accompaniment was very skillful...
...college societies, those consisting of students who come here to work and not to dawdle." Professor Moore contributes "The Study of the Fine Arts in Universities and Colleges." It is a very interesting article explaining that to undergraduates the Fine Arts should be taught only to "awaken a sentiment of beauty in the minds of educated men, and to lay the foundations for a discriminating judgment with regard to works of art." Anything beyond this is rather the work of a professional school. Colnnel Higginson's "Address of Welcome to the Harvard and Yale Football Teams" is printed in full...