Word: vrooman
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Dates: during 1889-1889
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Every Harvard man will read with the greatest satisfaction what Rev. F. B. Vrooman has to say concerning the religious life here at Harvard. We feel that he understands the real position of religion in the life here. We do not claim for the University any extraordinary development in spirituality. But, as Mr. Vrooman says, "there is here unusual vigor of religious life;" the religion of the college is, unquestionably, thoroughly healthy and reverential, and of great depth. The scoffer is an unknown quantity, for unbelievers find nothing to attack because they find no one creed upheld and championed...
...will await with the greatest interest the further results of the work of Mr. Vrooman's committee, and we feel confident that these results will, as he says, show that Harvard has been much misrepresented...
...absurdly exaggerated and, in many respects, absolutely untruthful, articles concerning the tendencies of life at Harvard, which have recently appeared in magazines and newspapers, have been productive of one good result. Under the leadership of Rev. Frank B. Vrooman, a committee of students, who have formerly been members of other colleges, has been investigating the tendencies of religious life here. Mr. Vrooman, in an interview with a reporter of the Boston Post, speaks of the work of the committee and some of its results. The gentleman, besides being a student in the philosophical department of the University, is the pastor...
...response to the notice calling a meeting of all those men now at Harvard who have previously attended some other college, about fifty men assembled in Sever Hall, Saturday afternoon. Mr. F. B. Vrooman was chosen chairman and Mr. E. B. Delabarre, secretary. Mr. Delabarre then stated the object of the movement, saying that the main purpose was to correct wrong impressions of Harvard at the colleges and to testify to the success of the present system...
...submitted for approval at a later meeting. A committee of three on nominations was appointed, which reported the following names: W. H. Carruth, C. W. Colby, J. B. Chittenden, E. B. Dahlgren, E. B. Delabarre, W. C. Kitchin, A. A. Morris, T. B. Nields, W. H. Siebert, F. B. Vrooman. The nominations were confirmed and the meeting adjourned...