Word: sorrowful
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...behalf of the class of ninety-four we wish to express our deep and heart felt sorrow at the sad death of our class-mate Adelbert Shaw. We feel that in him we have lost a man possessing the highest qualities of the college student. During the short time he was with us he won the admiration of us all by his frank and pleasant nature, setting us all a noble example in every branch of college life. We know that all we can say is inadequate to express our feelings towards a man who ranked among the first...
...college meets today in deep sorrow. The sad accident of Monday is very near to the minds of us all. Shaw was one of those men whom the college can least afford to lose,-a man to whose future all his friends looked for ward with the greatest interest and the most lively expectation. Of remarkable ability, of singular courage and determination, he held a very high place in the respect and esteem of both his instructors and his contemporaries in college. His presence on the football field last year and in the boat this spring made his figure familiar...
...depth of sorrow which pervades the college is unmistakable, and makes it unnecessary for us to urge attendance at the meeting in Holden Chapel today, which will be the only opportunity for a spontaneous expression of the feeling of the student body...
Yesterday afternoon at the Vesper Service, Dr. Lyman Abbott addressed an unusually large audience. He said: There are moments in life when one seems to rise entirely out of one's self. Sometimes it is due to a great sorrow, sometimes to a great joy. Such a feeling occurs so seldom that men smile when it is referred to: but I pity the man who has never felt this divine emotion. However, one must descend to earth to accomplish anything, and one must have enthusiasm. Enthusiasm carries respect with it. However much we laugh at Henry George and his schemes...
Resolved, That the expression of our sorrow and sympathy be placed upon the records of the Society...