Word: stilling
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Classical Drama, as such, he admitted, was dead with all its faults and beauties, but it is still most interesting from a psychological standpoint for the French artists of this period devoted all their energies to the development of the varying moods of the heart: it was suffering and torment which these men strove so successfully to paint and these characteristics of mankind have always had a most human interest, not that man might revel in the sufferings of others, but that he might learn how another has endured what he in his turn may have to bear...
...Harvard still has an advantage in the convenient situation of her track and since it has been proved that the number of candidates has such an important influence on the final result we hope that more men will turn out this year than ever before. Mr. Lathrop has developed many a winner from men who had not previously taken any part in athletics and he is quite as glad to see such men as those who have a few prizes to their credit...
...yesterday afternoon at the Vesper Service, taking his text from the story of Christ's birth, "No room in the inn." He said, although where once there was no room for Christ there now stands a beautiful church, and although He is worshipped all through the world, there is still a danger that often men have no room for Christ in their lives. This is apt to be especially true in the student's life. It seems at first that the life of a student or scholar is a very free life and leaves plenty of room for interests...
...CRIMSON also says that the disturbances have been "boisterous action very generally participated in." Conduct may be boisterous and still proper. We should remember that we are neither old gray-beards or a body of college professors, that it is untrue to our natures as young gentlemen - boys if you please - to sit perfectly straight and rigid, perfectly composed and dignified when visitors are present in the gallery. If we sat in our places like frozen mummies we should be as Doroty Lundt expressed in the Transcript last April: "Harvard boys? Not a bit of it! Young gentlemen from...
After a careful consideration of the statements of both sides, however, we are still of the opinion that the directors acted wisely...