Word: confession
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...University, stand out quite uniquely. It is difficult to analyze the causes of this condition of affairs, but in the main we believe that both students and Faculty are to blame with a more or less considerable portion charged to the atmosphere of our highly academic University. This, we confess, is a much overworked and abused explanation, applied indiscriminately to University affairs in general...
...master, to whom the butler tells many lies to clear himself. He again hides the hat, which, however, is found and brought to the mistress. This is repeated several times, the butler inventing new excuses on each occasion, until he becomes so involved that he is forced to confess, whereupon he is forgiven by the master
Meanwhile, the married daughter, Marianne, suspecting her husband, Dr. Neumeister, of having had a wild youth, so pesters him to confess that he concocts for her benefit a lively tale, on condition that she will never mention it. She, however, immediately confides it to her mother, who then stirs up an endless amount of trouble...
...study life completely who does not consider both the mass of solid facts which scientists place before us, and the sea of mystery which lies beyond these facts. Scientists themselves have to confess that in spite of all their endeavors there are mysteries concerning the nature of reality which they cannot fathom. So too, treating religion scientifically, those who seek to explain it touch on mysteries which they cannot explain...
...Student," by Karl Young, deals with the religion of undergraduates in general, and not, like Dr. Peabody's article, with Harvard men in particular. The argument set forth is interesting, and unique to such an extent that many will doubtless disagree with its verdict--that the church should "candidly confess its ignorance and independence of scientific demonstration," and become symbolistic rather than rationalistic, artistic rather than scientific...