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...obey, to conform to rigid discipline, before he reaches the point where he is qualified to choose his own course of study. Obedience is the first lesson which the business man has to learn. In the moral world, training and discipline are absolutely necessary to the man who would withstand sudden temptation. He must have that power to command which grows out of the power to obey. This Jesus calls faith; it is that loyalty of love which makes a man trust his commander, and so makes him fit to be trusted in return. Jesus himself spoke with authority because...
...medicine may be able to stop the ravages of contagious diseases. The principle is not that of fighting the effects of disease, but rather that of making people strong and able to stand against it. This is done by a sort of contagion from people who are able to withstand all attacks of disease...
...nearly every exchange of punts. The Harvard team did splendid work all through the first half and by successive rushes, aided by excellent interference, scored four touchdowns, but this rapid pace told on the men. When the second half began the Harvard players were tired and unable to withstand the aggressive attacks of their lightweight opponents. Both of Cornell's touchdowns were accidental, the result of stopped punts, and might have been avoided had the backs shown better judgment and the line held firmer. The dashing aggressiveness of Cornell in the second half surprised everybody and the Harvard players were...
...Harvard student is convinced that four years are necessary for the development of sufficient culture to withstand the lowering influence of the Philistinism which prevails in America. And, as matters now stand, men of the most average ability can easily graduate in three years if they want to. Seven '91 men graduated last June with '90. But investigation proves that six of those men are here this year again, taking the very courses that they might have taken as seniors. Does that prove that Harvard students are in a hurry to get away...
...whole continent, shows a heroic firmness. It is a remarkable fact that all the French governments of the past century have proclaimed their acceptance of the principles of the Revolution. The first Napoleon, though at heart opposed to the liberty of the people, found himself unable to withstand the current of events, and even claimed for himself many of the great reforms which the impulse of freedom produced. Even when the old dynasty returned in 1815 and attempted to sweep away all the effects of the Revolution, they were eventually obliged to establish a government even freer than Napoleon...