Word: worship
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...these appearances were the true reflection of the actual state of affairs, they would indeed be deplorable, but we believe them deceptive and exaggerated. This apparently undue prominence of athletics in the College is due mainly to two causes-the attitude of the outside press, catering to the popular worship of physical prowess, and the fact that men of literary or artistic genius do not often become well known until they have reached maturity...
...central thought of the pageant is derived from the custom of tree worship practiced by the ancients. Starting with the crude and superstitious worship of the early Norsemen, the practice is followed down through the ecclesiastical history of the various tribes and peoples that inhabited Europe before the time of Christ, and finally ends with the springing into life of our own Christmas tree. The program will be divided into two parts. In the first, groups of people representing the different nationalities of the ancient world will appear, each group carrying its national tree of life. Dancing and acting representing...