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...when they are offered them and not thrust upon them. Still further, the influence of religion loses its force on men when they are compelled, whether they will or no, to hear it preached to them. The successful way to draw college men to thoughts of religion is to attract them to religious services, not force them there. The system has succeeded with us, and it would have been better spirited for the University of Chicago to have inaugurated it with the student body there. The daily paper of the university has expressed these same opinions...
Obviously these terms will not attract students who are candidates for degrees in this university...
...hold upon the West. But that day, we trust, is far distant and at present we are still growing in every direction. The Graduate School especially, with the advantages it offers in the large number of fellowships and scholarships and the liberal extent of its curriculum will continue to attract here scholars who can appreciate the broadness and strength of the University...
...Winchester Donald preached the first sermon in his term of service at the University last night in Appleton Chapel. A large audience, attracted doubtless by the fact that Mr. Donald is soon to begin his work in Boston at Trinity, filled all the available space. The manly presentation of sound reasoning which characterized the preacher's work last night should attract large numbers of the students to morning prayers. The text was from the "Acts" 19th Chap. 11th verse, "And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul...
...most striking thing, said Professor Greenough, in Roman life is the scarcity of houses furniture. The Romans seemed to prefer fine decorations to comfortable rooms. The amount and variety of decorations attract ones attention, especially those on the walls. Usually two rows of columns supported the ceiling, the rows being on either side of the room, and the wall between these rooms was always decorated. Plates or slabs of marble were usually used as an ancient form of decoration. A representation of windows was often resorted to as a mode beautifying a room, while on these windows, which were themselves...