Word: existence
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...leader must be an ordinary man, a man of the crowd. Brilliancy is one of the most dangerous gifts for one who is destined for leadership, and can be useful only when it is subordinated to the needs of the crowd. The people do not exist for the leader, but the leader for the people...
...about 85. Two of them still retain the names of Agora and Forum, but they have been change constitutionally in the direction of informality. Debating has now become an essentially informal affair, and three of the clubs do not even have offices. The Agora and Forum, as they now exist, have 25 and 20 members respectively, and hold weekly meetings which have been well attended. H. W. Hines '09 and P. B. Carter '08 are their respective heads. Of the three other clubs, the largest and most successful is one originated by F. Schenck '09 and J. T. Addison...
...display of rude conduct at Randall Hall borders almost on rowdyism. Randall Hall is, I think, the only place where Harvard men will at times not be regarded as gentlemen. Why such a state of affairs should exist the writer cannot explain...
...example of the professional politician, his principles, and his work, can be found than is shown by the present Boston city government. These conditions not only make the situation interesting, but also are such as should afford college men peculiar satisfaction in studying and combating them. They do not exist here alone but prevail, to a greater or less degree, throughout the whole country, and they will continue to do so until men actuated by higher motives and acting from a sense of civic duty will take at least sufficient interest in politics to insure the election of honest...
...delay, Professor Beale's "Reorganization of the University," will prove delightful. We have heard the "College system" recommended, but Professor Beale commands it. The article is fairly melodramatic; each sentence, sharp, clear-cut, sweeping, provides new excitement. When we have finished, we wonder breathlessly how Harvard can continue to exist if all the things Professor Beale says are true...