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...this hearing the lawyers who presented the petition for the charter, President Eliot, and other gentlemen who spoke in favor of it, made no effect on the bostile committee of the legislature. Then Mrs. Agassiz arose to plead her own cause. Her address was a notable example of the effectiveness of public speaking; at its close the committee...
...live in a constant condition of mental change, not always mental progress, but if the desire back of the change is good the upward striving in its reaction on the mind is bound to have a good effect on character. Will power is more enduring and capable of achievement than the power of the tides them selves. Too often we confound wishing and willing, but wishing ends in nothing and willing ends in achievement. Because often wishing is not changed into willing there result so many broken vows and half-carried-out resolutions. Our vows are not serious enough...
...your issue of Wednesday, November 20, you published a communication from a member of the class of 1908, under the title, "Injudicious gifts of clothes." What was there said is most true. The effect is injurious to all concerned, when valuable articles are given in a thoughtless...
...recent meeting of the Faculty, a resolution was passed to the effect "That all committees on prizes shall report not only the essays for which prizes are awarded, but also those essays which seem to be worthy of distinction; and all essays reported shall be considered in the award of scholarships and the granting of degrees with distinction." The aim of this measure is to encourage men to compete for scholarships, by ensuring them some return for work which is meritorious, but which may not be quite good enough to attain a scholarship of prize...
...important part which the Union plays in their success should not be overlooked. In return for the added prestige which they give the Union, this organization provides an ideal place to hold a dance. Any who have thoughtlessly neglected to join the Union should carry their intention into effect at once in order to facilitate arrangements...