Word: towardness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Those who were present at the dinner of the Junior Class, Wednesday evening, will remember the earnestness and deep sincerity which marked the speech of Mr. Pfeiffer, particularly in that portion which treated the question of voluntary prayers and the attitude of college men toward religious services. Mr. Pfeiffer gave the class of '89 plainly to understand that, while athletics may call for a large share of the attention of the students of Harvard, there is another interest, namely, the religious, that cannot be neglected. The remarks of the speaker made a profound impression upon those who heard them...
...than ever before, and every attempt to lessen them is defeated by powerful combinations, whose opposition President Cleveland courageously faced in his message. The only remedy for the surplus is the reduction of the tariff, and, in the words of one of Senator Sherman's earlier speeches, "every advance toward free exchange is a benefit to the country." Mr. White received hearty applause at the close of his lecture...
...physical world. Darwin lost himself in the mazes of the first truths. Darwin had agnostic companions while Asa Gray had theistic companions. Huxley has been more influenced by Darwin than Darwin by Huxley. Huxley rejoiced to call himself an agnostic. So did Darwin, although Darwin at times leaned toward theism. Our great teachers at Harvard have been great theists, and no doubt Gray was greatly influenced by his companions. The theistic form of evolution seems never to have disturbed Asa Gray's faith. I wish to say that through his whole life Asa Gray was a student of theology...
...those habits of thoroughness which are so necessary to women when called upon to take part in the practical affairs of life, whether as managers of households or as earners of bread. Therefore the committee begs that all who are interested in the education of girls will contribute toward the desired scholarship as a practical encouragement of the examinations...
...management to do hard work the remainder of the training season, and whoever intends at any time to present himself as a candidates must do so immediately and be ready to conform to anything which may be required of him. Our attention thus far has been directed toward the nine alone, but we do not forget that every class is, in part, responsible for its athletic teams, and a repetition of the disgraceful condition of its finances, in which the freshman foot-ball team found itself, would hardly be endured by the rest of the college...