Word: handing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...This particular letter is not on hand at present writing, but can be obtained and forwarded...
...Goethe started for Italy where he spent two years in acquainting himself with Rome, the home of the Caesars. Returning from Italy, Goethe devoted himself to the natural sciences, and it is from this time on that the lives of these great poets, Goethe and Schiller go hand in hand. Schiller was born on November 10, 1759, ten years after his contemporary. He was a sickly child but showed great ability in speaking, often addressing his little sister from a chair. He was forced into a military school to learn a profession, but feigning sickness was taken to the hospital...
...sake. As to the relation that existed between these men, possibly the monument that is erected to their memory is the most complete. Goethe stands before. erect, proud, and stately; Schiller a little taller is looking out into the distance while Goethe holds in his hand a laurel crown which he seems to think no man has a better right than himself to place upon the head of Schiller his nearest rival and dearest friend...
...evils which go hand in hand with intercollegiate contests are: (1). Gambling. The amount of betting on the result of these games is enormous. The gambling spirit becomes so strong and so widespread that he is a rare undergraduate who believes, and lives up to the belief, that obtaining money from another without rendering an equivalent, is but a form of robbery. The cultivation of this spirit among the young men who should occupy places of leadership in the business and professional world is not to be considered lightly...
...They played the different movements unerringly and con amore. It is difficult to detect much difference in the excellence of the orchestra under Mr. Gericke and under Mr. Nikisch. At times the military precision of Mr. Gericke, or the subdued refinement of his playing is missed. On the other hand, Mr. Nikisch's free interpretation of Beethoven's scores is a delightful change. Mr. Nikisch again conducted without score...