Word: things
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...attain true success he must understand the relation and relative importance of one thing to another, and he must not sacrifice great things to a few narrow aims. Man can gain comprehension only by submitting absolutely to the doctrine of universal love and by subordinating himself to his proper place in the universe. To the philosopher, immortality is so real that he regards life and death not as matters of importance but as mere changes of state. In Mr. Tagore's own words, "To unite with all things is the essence of goodness and the keynote of our philosophy...
...books, the publication of which would almost repay the cost, but not quite. An endowment could hardly be used more advantageously than in meeting this deficit and thus enriching literature. For the importance of a book is not at all to be measured by its numerical circulation; the essential thing is to have it come to the people who need...
...Xantippe!" depends very largely for its humor on its melodramatic touches. To have been told ten years ago that melodrama was on the way to becoming ludicrous would have been sacrilege; yet in this day of self-styled musical comedy the "blood and thunder" is quite the funniest thing we have on our stage--except of course in the "movies" where, fortunately for us, the sinning and the sinned-against are polite enough to allow themselves to be seen but never heard. It is perhaps this speaking out in meeting which makes the stage-acted melodrama of today highly amusing...
Several definite and potent factors account for this difference and indicate clearly why the private school man captures the athletic prizes and the public school graduate wins the scholastic honors. In the first place, as a general thing only the picked men who have won intellectual distinction in the public schools continue their education into advanced fields; on the other hand, practically all private school students enter college. Also, it is to be noted that a large number of the public school men in the honor lists receive a stipendiary scholarship, a consideration all too potent in the competition...
...Club," "Wireless Club" and "Hockey as a Major Sport" should receive attention from undergraduates, who may also note. Dean Yeoman's betrayal of "the secret of entering the examination period with confidence," and ponder his words: "Searching for truth, and applying truth to practical affairs, is the most interesting thing in life." But many besides undergraduates might read with profit the suggestive remarks of Professor Legouis on "Scholarship and Athletics," Professor Eucken's far-sighted treatment of "German University Problems." Dr. Snedden's eloquent plea for "The New Education" and Dr. Learned's enthusias- tic account of "Harvard's Training...