Word: elemente
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...conclusion, the speaker said that more than anything else the dramatic writer must be sincere; that sincerity should especially be the watch-word of young authors, for no element in an audience is more important or harder to move than that of sincerity. Mr. Howard spoke in a moderate tone of voice with no attempts at elocutionary effects, but his contrasts of pathos and humor were carefully chosen, and were greatly enjoyed by his hearers...
When Mr. Adams said the other night that he supposed he was speaking exclusively to Harvard students, the Cambridge "element" present looked exceedingly uncomfortable...
...Leipsic University, a few years ago, the socialistic element was particularly strong. German Socialists, Russian Nihilists, and bold radical spirits from Poland, Roumania, and other countries of Europe, composed a strange and reckless company in the heart of the university. A young American, of extremely radical views, entered the university at about this time, and it was his fortune to meet in daily intercourse the most extreme socialistic and nihilistic section. B - , as his name may be called, had determined to earn his own living for the first year, and, as a result, he soon found himself in the Convictorium...
...pleasantest features of the profession are the chances of seeing men. The engineer is cosmopolitan. He will be employed more abroad in the future. Construction, too, is next to what is pleasantest of all things, creation. Variety and the element of uncertainty in his work are also attractive. There is no science which the engineer does not lay under tribute. He has as a result of his work, that he is contributing to the general prosperity, and is making the lives of his fellow men happier, safer and more profitable to themselves. The pecuniary rewards of the profession are very...
...impress themselves upon the student's mind; he will carry the thoughts of the speaker home with him and will endeavor, as far as he sees fit, to heed his advice. And so it is in all the other lectures the student attends. They are all composed of the element thoughts and considerations of great thinking men who talk to the student in the hopes that he may learn by the experience of older men, and that what they say to him, may be of some advantage in after life. A solitary lecture by a well known speaker...