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...this same way by the use of his parables. Professor Palmer then went on to mark out the character of the parable and to define the meaning of the word, leaving until his next lecture the discussion of what Christ really taught by his parables. Parable really means a comparison or likeness, and as in all speech we are simply executing comparison the word came to mean in the olden times to talk or to speak. Parable afterwards came to mean condensed speech, and in this way the smiles of Homer and others and the fables of Aesop are kindred...
Professor Goodwin concluded his lecture with a comparison of the visits to Athens of Aristotle and Xerxes with that of Paul...
...former numbers, Raff's symphony "Im Walde" had a touch of simplicity about it. The symphony had a double disadvantage to overcome by coming at the end of the programme, and directly after Wagner's production on the same theme. In the latter respect it suffered slightly from comparison. The former disadvantage, however, it fully overcame. It was dramatic and varied enough to hold the attention, and although it showed signs of inferior genius, portions of it, especially the dance of the Dryads, and the spirited, wild hunt, were remarkably good...
...beginning of the second halfyear finds the Annex in a flourishing condition. The total number of students has risen to 172, of which 21 are in the freshman class. Apropos of the argument advanced for the three years course, that Harvard men enter college too old, a comparison of the ages of the freshman and senior classes of the two colleges will be of interest...
...success Saturday evening naturally leads us to look forward to the Intercollegiate games. Our chances for victory there certainly seem bright. It is yet far too early to make a detailed comparison of our prospects with those of the other colleges; but we are encouraged to believe that Harvard will again carry off the honors. This year Captain Moen will have, in addition to most of the advantages of last year, the further benefit of the help of the grauate advisory committee. This committee is chosen, not by the athletic committee,- as the college seems to believe...