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...first point to bear in mind about Crete and Knossos is primarily a geographical one, since the leadership in the Amorgan era and the great maritime empire in the Mycenaean Age were due entirely to the advantageous position of Crete. Thus when commerce and enterprise were fairly under way, Crete found itself nearer to Cyprus and Troy and also nearer to the Delta of the Nile than any other Greek or Aegean land. Crete, then, could be taken as a middle point between Europe, Africa and Asia, and it was made possible for the diffusion of Egyptian germs...
Everyone associates with Knossos the old legend of the Labyrinth and its Minotaur. The atr cities of this legend however were recognized in Plutarch's day as inventions, due chiefly to Athenian patriotism, which glorified Theseus at the expense of Minos. Nevertheless, Minos is in reality the sole and genuine embodiment of the political greatness achieved in Mycenaean days, just as Daedalus, the architect of Minos, impersonates the marvellous skill in handicrafts and arts that marked the days when Minos ruled the sea. Both of them are strangely metamorphosed by many whimsical legends which bear more or less on Knossian...
...cent, came from without the state. Here was a decrease of 1 3-10 per cent in a period of five years, for which I was at first quite unable to account. On thinking the matter over more carefully, however, I came to the conclusion that it was due to two causes, possibly three; first, the constant efforts of other eastern colleges to obtain fuller support from the west and south; second, Harvard's conservative policy in this respect; and, of less importance, the comparatively short Christmas recess granted to Harvard undergraduates...
...mere string of numbers that meant nothing. No one need be ashamed to wear a cap and gown who is not ashamed of the class. On the contrary, the pride which most men have in the class, in spite of the letting down of the bars due to the elective system, should make every man proud to wear the togs that mark him as a member of the class. If we can make one large sympathetic unit out of the present mob calling themselves seniors, we can well afford to put up with the slight discomfort of light skirts flapping...
Most men feel a need, when they have some deep feeling, of expressing it. Goethe said that all his poetry was due to this need. The social spirit makes us wish to find some expression which embodies our agreement and union. The Gospel promises are made not to belief only, but to confession of belief. The Greeks called the creeds symbols, that is, signs or watchwords. A single word, like Amen, Hallelujah, or the Dervishes' cry "La illah 'llah" (no God but God) kindles enthusiasm when pronounced by many together with conviction. So the Christian creeds, believed and outspoken produce...