Word: thoughts
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Harvard, together with Yale, Columbia and other colleges, should lead the thought of the country on all points and at all times. It is to Harvard men and Yale men the people should look with more respect when any great economic or social question is under discussion, and it should be their opinions which control the will of the people rather than the opinions of the so-called "self-made" men, - men who made a success in one direction - that of acquiring wealth - not by virtue of their ignorance, but in spite...
...doors were made to open one way only, that is, if the right-hand doors should be made to open by pushing, we think much discomfort would be avoided. We modestly suggest this improvement to the board of directors, at the same time hoping that it will be thought a matter of enough importance to be worthy of their consideration...
This is but the expression of an opinion that has been long since advanced by Adam Smith, but the fact that it comes from the president of a university that is noted for the liberality of its scholarship system gives it a new and greater interest. It is generally thought that the best disposal a man could make of his money was to found some scholarships in a college which would aid the poor student and reflect credit upon the profession which the student entered...
...Hazen, chief signal officer of the United States army, said this afternoon that there were no indications of any unusual weather tomorrow. He said he thought the prediction made by Wiggins was absurd...
...doing away with the prize for general excellence. But so far is this from being the case that one of the chief arguments for giving the prize is that it induces a larger number of entries, and brings out good men in events which otherwise they would not have thought of entering. It is to be regretted that in our gymnasium athletics we cannot do away with the necessity for the repetition of feats, but this presumes a much higher standard of excellence than we can hope to attain. On the whole, we think that the contest for general excellence...