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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...held by Mr. D. W. MacKinnon. To maintain the present activity this instructorship is necessary. One man is enough to help conduct and superintend the work and he must be a man of talent; for certainly it is the prime function of a university to expose the student in as many ways as possible to as many men as possible of a high order of humanistic culture and creative conbusture...
Although thus far Harvard has been free from disturbances of this nature, evidence is plentiful that the cult is still established. Student meetings, held in college dormitories at regular intervals, are presided over by recognized leaders. Within only the last few days, while the founder of the new cult has been paying a brief visit to the University, the organization has received a test of its strength...
When emotional religion is carried to so great an extent, it Borders dangerously upon the fanatical. Manifestations of Providence can too easily be misinterpreted in the light of human pleasure to be at all times a trust-worthy guide. To a college student, moreover, whose experiences are more or less apt to be limited, the camouflaged nature of the revival meetings present an attractive outlook; when, however, all his thoughts become interpretations of divine will, his mind can scarcely be receptive to the more tangible facts of education...
Dunster's first curriculum was an ambitious one, including not only Greek and Hebrew but other oriental languages, in which he was himself a noted scholar. He adopted the thrifty expedient of having a student translate the Old Testament from Hebrew into Greek at morning prayers, and the New Testament from English into Greek at evening prayers, so as to combine piety and scholarship. But he did much else than teach. The College was supported largely by a "country rate" laid by the General Court in the towns, whose tax-collectors sometimes needed a personal visit before they would "come...
...date or other definite arrangements have been suggested yet, since the petition is still in circulation. It is understood that the project must be passed by the Student Council after it gets the approval of the class officers, and then must be submitted to the University officials. Since a meeting of the Council is scheduled for the near future, the petition will probably go to B. H. Ticknor '31, president of the Sophomore class, late this week...