Word: humanities
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...subjects chosen by the Boylston medical committee for the prize dissertations on medical science have been announced. The first, to which a prize of $200 is attached, is "May the cause of typhoid fever in the human species originate in animals other than man?" The second, for which a prize of $150 is offered, is "The effect of desiccation on animal and vegetable tissues." In determining the prize essay, preference will be given to the one exhibiting original work. All dissertations must be placed in the hands of the secretary on or before Wednesday, April...
...possibilities in him which by Christ's aid can be carried out. We are children of God, not of Darkness. We talk of man's character as being a separate thing from his spiritual nature, but a christian is nothing but a man with a true character. The fullest human life is the fnllest human experience...
...necessary to take stimulants in order to become strong; but the athletes of to-day understand that in order to make the most of themselves they must practice total abstinence. In fact it is the growing opinion that if a man would fortify himself against the strains of human life he must leave alcohol alone. The speaker cited the case of the business man and declared that a healthy young man in natural life, who desires to make the most of himself, will increase his chances, if not make his fortune, by practicing total abstinence. Second, he showed that...
...subject being "The Temptation of Christ." He traced the similarity between the temptations of Christ as He was entering on His ministry and those of a young man just beginning his active life work. Christ's temptations were real struggles, not supernatural manifestations. They arose not from His human weakness but from His sense of power. He felt himself a king and was tempted to claim His kingdom. Should He use His power for himself or for the world? On His decision rested the future. He chose the noblest, the best course, and became a minister unto men. Then there...
...Greek, 11; Latin 11; mathematics, 12; history, 5; physics, 4; natural history, 2; French, 3; German, 3; political economy, 3; political science, ethics, etc., 3; philosophy and logic, 3; total, 60. That is, Harvard College offers nearly eight times as many exercises per week in the various branches of human science as the ordinary classical college...