Word: thought
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...life of Christ, leaving the chronology of the second part until the following Sunday. He spoke in substance as follows: "The narrative of the first half of the life of Christ was so gloomy and apparently unproductive that the three Gallilian gospels touch but lightly upon it. It was thought to be a period of failure. His turning the money-changers out of the temple in Jerusalem first opened the eyes of the people to the new reformer. And His subsequent work proved Him to be no inconsequential dreamer, but a practical leader of men." Dr. Hale preached about twenty...
...needless to tell those who have thought intelligently of the problem of physical development that Professor Sargent approves of boxing in its place and in moderation for certain people. It makes slow and heavy men active and energetic, improving 'the functional capacity of heart and lungs and stimulating the nervous system.' It makes non-combative men self-reliant and self-respectful. We might add to the professor's statement that boxing brings a large number of muscles into play, and is a good strengthener of the arms, back, and, above all, the legs; that it deepens the chest and strengthens...
...wealth which is so freely bestowed when rightly informed could be given, to the extent of three or four millions, to Yale University, there would be in New Haven within five or six years an institution of learning so full, rounded and complete in every department of education, of thought and of practical work that it would have no equal in any country of the world. Its influence would be felt through the magnificent equipment of its graduates, to the lasting honor and glory of the country...
...express purpose of cheating; that a club honestly formed might not remain pure, etc. In brief, the project met no favor. Now, to me this little incident was a revelation of the low ebb to which the college tone had sunk as regards effective moral opinion. I thought I could perceive that what made this scheme unpromising was not so much the conviction that even in such clubs men would cheat, but the feeling that if any one should cheat, he would have the club at his mercy. The other members would then have to expel him unanimously; or, failing...
...Dean is thought to be a fair third base...