Word: silent
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...extent of Newell's influence, and the hold which he had upon men of every rank and every division of college life was forcibly demonstrated by the widely representative character of the assembly which took this opportunity to express their sorrow. The service was an indication of the silent far reaching power for good which lives with undiminished vitality after the death of such...
Japan demands free immigration for her subjects under the treaty of 1871, and silent invasion is what is to be feared. With this influx of Japanese labor and capital will come Japanese control of the Hawaiian government...
...void of imagination, so dried at heart, and so lean of chivalry as not to feel the stir of a single inspiration from the past at entering that contest which has been shared in by so many Harvard generations-pray let them sit upon the benches and be silent. But to be brief...
Perhaps, too, the world has talked of indifference because the Harvard man says little of the things he cares for most. He wears neither a "society pin" upon his waistcoat, nor his heart upon his sleeve. He is silent about the good deeds that he does; yet week after week he goes to a "Boys' Club" in some wretched district of Boston; or he gathers about him the little band that centres round a "Home Library"; there is a sailors' mission where Harvard students may be found Sundays, and a "Prospect Union," where men who have toiled all day meet...
...year ago the Delta Upsilon discussed the scheme of giving instead of an original play, some English classic, but when it was learned that the English department would present "Epicoene" or "The Silent Woman," the society let the matter rest for the time. But this year it was decided to give "The Good Natured Man," by Goldsmith. This comedy, though not as well known as "She Stoops to Conquer," abounds in witty dialogue and humorous situations. For six weeks the men have been at work on their parts, and for a fortnight daily rehearsals have been held...