Word: whoever
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...that is shared by all workers in libraries. To the administration of libraries he brought abilities of such an order as had rarely if ever before been so devoted, and he proved that such abilities are not wasted but on the contrary are demanded in the care of books. Whoever, therefore, shall devote himself to the care of books must find his work dignified, his place in the community elevated because of the life-work of Justin Winsor...
...absurd then to imagine that the result can be foretold, and it is worse than absurd to encourage any general expectation that Harvard will have the game in her hands. Whoever wins that game must fight it out to the bitter end, and any feeling of security is ill founded. Too much confidence tends too spoil the team. It also tends to produce a violent reaction against the method of coaching in case of defeat. Finally it gives outsiders and graduates an exaggerated idea of the team's ability, which calls down upon them perhaps unjust criticism if they...
...Bram murder trial; since this was such a terrible murder and such a disgrace to civilization, why not suppress everything about it? Why not suppress some of the scandalous debates of the U. S. Senate or the House? Surely these debates are a discredit to the nation, and whoever reports them is, according to the standard of the writer in the Graduates' Magazine, "plying a shameless trade," and is disloyal to his country. I can say why it is not best to suppress them: it is because a good tempering influence is exerted by these very reports...
Continuing, Dean Briggs shows just why the recent vote of the Faculty in regard to posting names for dishonesty in written work was passed, and then concludes his remarks on this subject as follows: "My hope is that self-respect or fear will make the offence almost impossible; for whoever cheats will know that he cheats, and will cheat with his eyes open to the result of detection: and my ultimate hope is a higher right for Harvard College to maintain that she stands for truth...
...moral state is the inevitable result. With Christ returned the vision of God and the possiblity of redemption. Today the things that keep us most from practical faith in God are engrossing worldly occupations and unrestrained passions. There is also a danger in an ill-directed intellectual life. whoever has, nevertheless, thought or dreamed like Richter what the world would be without its God will wake to say with new fervor and gratitude the wonderful prayer of His Son, "Our Father who art in Heaven...