Word: thoughtful
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...first number of the American Historical Review has lately appeared. The form and contents of the number are excellently thought out, and need but little comment. The editorial salutatory has been intrusted to Professor William Sloane, whose theme is "History and Democracy." He argues hopefully from the popularity of histories in this country against the notion that democracy is unfavorable to a high order of productiveness in this branch of belles lettres, or that a temporary exhaustion is manifest...
Known opportunities for volunteer service among the charities are utilized, and others thought out as the tastes and special talents of the students may suggest new ways of serving the poor or unfortunate, in their own homes or in institutions, in connection with existing agencies. Always, however, the student is sent where, as he gives himself, he will receive the guidance and direction of experts, and profit by association with discreet and experienced people...
...more laudable motive for studying the Bible, than that of personal culture, one can not afford to miss the rare training, which such study is bound to afford. Froude once said, "The Bible, thoroughly known, is a literature of itself, the rarest and richest in all departments of thought and imagery, which exists." When such a scholar has expressed such a decided conviction on the subject, has any man the right to call himself well educated, until he has at least some adequate knowledge of such a book...
...substantial injustice is done to the negro by this policy.- (a) He takes practically no interest in politics: North Am. Review CLIII, 649 (December, 1891).- (b) The best thought among the negroes today seeks social and economic progress rather than political privileges: Outlook, Sept. 18. 1895; North Am. Review CLIII, 650 (December...
...discussed the advisability of renewing the friendly relations of former years. The answer was of much the same character. It said that Captain Brewer was sorry for the complication that had arisen, and that he could say so on behalf of Dr. Brooks and Dr. Conant and he thought of the whole student body. These letters were not accepted and the matter dropped...