Word: spirited
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...culture, and the social ethics of modern times are causes of the partial disappearance of brutal religious persecution, the equally powerful counter forces--passive curiosity, and contemptuous interest--are frequently met with. The former, attitude, characteristic of blase travellers in pursuit of novel experiences, is directly opposite to the spirit of the traveller St. Paul, whose benevolent sympathy yearned for the enlightenment of his brothers. The latter spirit is often found in missionaries who adopt a fashionable contempt, often disparaging and villifying the people whom they are pretending to raise. It is their narrow mindedness which causes them to apply...
...sixth number of the Monthly, which appears today, contains the following articles: "The Theories," by R. M. Arkush '07; "Departure," by C. E. Whitmore '07; "Trails," by A. E. Hutchinson '07; "Twilight Songs," by R. E. Rogers '09; "The Parrot," by R. Altrocchi '08; "The Spirit of the Woods," by W. H. Gibson '06; "Japan," by K. Hori 1G.; "Dante and the Literary Temperament," by Van W. Brooks '08; "Song", by C. T. Ryder '06: "A Fable for Fussers," by J. L. Price...
...present, continued Mr. Cutting, owing to the greater plunder to be obtained there, corruption is rife in the cities. They are now the plague spots, which if cleansed, would in turn purify the State and the National governments. Municipal ownership is one of the phenomina of the groping spirit of conscience. Certainly we cannot afford to leave this spirit in the hands of demagogues. The steadily increasing expenses of government, due to philanthropic motives, can only be rescued from incompetent hands by the organization of conscience...
...restriction, and overtures were made to Yale and Princeton accordingly, with the additional proposition that all men in their first year of residence should be barred. Both institutions expressed agreement with these propositions, and Yale added the suggestion respecting special students. At the discussions of the conference a spirit of mutual concession was pleasantly developed, and the results reached are a sufficient indication of the satisfactory relations existing between the institutions involved...
...said that class spirit in Harvard College is declining; that it is a thing of the past, a victim of the elective system. It is said that mere numbers have driven it out, and that, therefore, small colleges are preferable, since in them true class feeling exists. What are the evidences of class spirit? Class organization, which today is a thousand times more effective than ever before, activity of class secretaries, more vigorous celebrations, all go to show that class spirit at Harvard today is stronger than when Harvard was itself a small college. Is not this sure evidence that...