Word: classes
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...every form of government and in every society there is necessarily class distinction. A successful democracy must recognize social order, it must recognize and reward intelligence and education. The democratic motto, "I'm as good as you," is not honestly lived up to. It is impossible for an educated man to believe that intelligence does not bring social advancement...
Moliere, a Parisian, early acquired the habit of observation, and being possessed of the faculty of condensing into a single scene the striking traits of a whole class, made his works reflect the whole panorama of society. Jealousy is a trait to which he devoted much attention. Laying his finger on the spot most open to ridicule, he pilloried social characteristics that are as prominent now as then. He was a true precursor of the Revolution, in that he attacked the nobles, not as individuals, but as a class...
...arrived at the Co-operative Society. All men who were measured on or before March 11 may obtain their gowns now upon payment of $4.65. It is singly urged that these men buy their gowns immediately in order not to cause to great a rush on May 1. CLASS DAY COMMITTEE...
Seniors are reminded of the statement in the circular of the Class Committee, sent to every member of the class, that it is advisable to have the address cards and class "lives" in the Secretary's hands before the spring recess. Numerous requests have been received for new blanks, where men have mislaid the original ones. The Secretary will be glad to send additional blanks to such men on receipt of their requests. A. G. CABLE, Secretary, Box D, Cambridge...
...great one and has never been solved. There are three different and incompatible aspects of the question. First there are those people who do not think about immortality, then those who fear it, and finally those who desire it. The majority of people are of the first class; they accept death as inevitable and seldom or never think about a future life, not even on their death-beds. There are some people who have simply had enough of life and desire only to rest in oblivion, and others who desire extinction because they have found this life unjust and cruel...