Word: thoughtful
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...present subject was the only one which the Yale committee thought would give them satisfaction. But the matter will be brought up at the next meeting of the Harvard Union and steps will be taken to change the subject if possible...
Wyllys Terry, the old Yale foot ball player, who was present, objected to this and said that he thought Brooklyn residents should not be classed as resident members. The objection was put to motion and lost. The resident membership will be limited to 1,000. Graduates of West Point and Annapolis will be eligible. Army and navy officers will be classed as nonresident members. When off on duty they shall be exempt from dues. No gambling will be permitted...
...Apologist" is the most ambitious piece of prose in the number. Taking for his text some thoughts of Bourget, Mr. Hapgood indulges at some length in an analytical discussion of certain phases of realism of the century, of a certain literary unrest which produces heroes like that one of M. Bourget's who "rots in science, dimly feels his rottoness, defends it in syllogisms, and turns its foul breath on the purest flower in sight." For all this, Mr. Hapgood has a moral and comes to the conclusion that "our discontent with the conditions of our life...
...charming "Sonnets" which Mr. Santayana contributes to this number of the Monthly, there comes an earnest wish that more of its author's work might be published. For all of the five sonnets charm one by reason of a quiet but exquisite elegance of diction, a poetical serenity of thought, and touches of soulful aspiration. Of the five, the first three appear to us to be the best, although perhaps at the most such culling is invidious distinction...
...some great social revolution, but by the education of the mind and conscience of individuals. The work you are trying to do seems slow, and is not showy, but it is the real work after all. I wish you would tell the members of the Union of my constant thought of them. Say to them, please, that I think we are dealing with the social question in the most healthy, quiet and manly way, and that if the Union prospers in its present lines, it will have a broad influence in the world. It is very strange that you should...