Word: understanding
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...attain true success he must understand the relation and relative importance of one thing to another, and he must not sacrifice great things to a few narrow aims. Man can gain comprehension only by submitting absolutely to the doctrine of universal love and by subordinating himself to his proper place in the universe. To the philosopher, immortality is so real that he regards life and death not as matters of importance but as mere changes of state. In Mr. Tagore's own words, "To unite with all things is the essence of goodness and the keynote of our philosophy...
...believe, however, that those working for international peace and who object to the plan for introducing college men in the army and navy, do not understand the aims and intentions of the government. The desirability of international peace we readily admit, but in the present stage of civilization it is a remote possibility. The probability of internal strife alone makes imperative the maintenance of a large army and navy. The need of men of education and superior intelligence in the rank and file of the army and navy we have explained and emphasized before. But the most important feature...
...months at sea during the summer. The merits of the suggestion are numerous. In the first place, any such trip has a democratic influence. The educated man comes into contact with others who have not had as many advantages for intellectual training, and learns to appreciate their work and understand their point of view. Then, too, this influence may work both ways, and afford others the opportunity to understand better the college man. It is hardly necessary to enumerate the other advantages of this proposed naval training. The value of the discipline, the experience to be derived from travel...
...President and Professors of Massachusetts Institute of Technology have been invited to be present at this meeting and it is hoped that as many men as possible will attend in order that the University as a whole may understand the plan, especially as suggestions from students will be welcome, as is outlined in Professor Hollis' communication in another column of this issue...
...Victorian turns to the verse: here surely will be comfort; he can understand. Mist, Water-Lilies, Dusk, Evening in the Town, To Snowflakes Dancing Before My Window, In Memoriam, Their First Ride Together; Wordsworth, Herrick, Tennyson, Browning! The mantle of the great upon the shoulders of another generation of poetic youth! Poetry is not dead, whatever may have been one's feelings after reading Number 1 of the new Poetry Journal...