Word: think
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Endicott justice, however, I shall say that, by acknowledging his first letter, and by carefully explaining his real intentions, he has aided to discourage the method of guerrilla warfare so prevalent in this column. That is, I think, a great benefit...
...give fifteen E's, and if these men do not, in every case show a marked improvement before the end of the year they run a decided risk of failing to pass the course. If the trouble were confined to the 1.30 section I would be led to think it due to the bad acoustic properties of this room (Fogg Lecture Room). As the matter stands, however, this cannot be the case, for the trouble is widespread and has been noticed by every instructor in the course." This looks very much as if the bare truth, disagreeable though...
...President Eliot to a western city is to gather together the Harvard alumni and to revivify the Harvard Club of that part of the country. Now that the Faculty have taken away one of the means whereby the western graduates can keep in touch with Harvard, they should, I think, take particular pains that the other does not fail...
...days later they hated Him and cried to the governor for His crucifixion. We despise the fickleness of the miserable rabble, and yet cannot help but feel that we ourselves posses some of its weakness. We cannot be strong in our faith unless we ask ourselves what we really think of Christ, and hold a steadfast faith in His love and forgiveness without trying to understand the mystery which surrounds...
...Last winter, for instance, the advent of the Harvard musical clubs at Indianapolis was the signal for the reunion of Harvard graduates from many parts of the State of Indiana. After the entertainment at the Republican Club a meeting was held and the Harvard Alumni Association of Indiana (I think that was the name of it) was formed. I have never seen any public mention of this fact. Of course the fact itself was of no consequence when the musical clubs were responsible for it, but when the President of the University accomplishes that for which the musical clubs...