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When the leader of the Boston Symphony Orchestra was asked to select a program which would be appropriate to a concert in memory of James Russell Lowell, he chose three works which were, as far as possible, the expression of all that is noble in man. By grouping together, representations of three types of character, all different, yet all pointing to one ideal conception of manhood, he showed what power the language of music has to express the different phases and emotions of the human character. From the romantic reveries of the imaginative, poetic Manfred overture, through the life portrayed...
...building of the character proposed would stand in the University for the religious life of the students. It would be to the new student the symbol of the welcome which it is now so hard to express; and to all students it would be a constant reminder of the high aims of the societies which are now almost hidden from view, and even from thought, in their obscure rooms. Its purpose would be anything but a narrow one, for the three societies now represent practically all shades of religious belief, and any new religious society would find a place...
...progressed, and parts of it, - the paragraph describing the "tea," for instance, were delightfully descriptive, yet the general impression left by the story was unsatisfactory. The trouble seems to be that the style is a little incoherent; one is not always sure what the writer is trying to express, so that the sequence of thought is not every where apparent...
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...loyal to civil service reform. The only contention on that point is whether this party or that has violated its pledges, and when you get two parties in this predicament you can know that the bone of contention is strong. Mr. Greenhalge then went on to express his trust that Harvard men would take an active part in the campaign, on whichever side they stood. He further spoke of his pleasure at our successful debate with Yale...