Word: help
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Dates: during 1890-1890
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...preliminary reports were encouraging, but there ought to be sufficient interest at Harvard in a scheme of such great importance to carry the contributions to a much higher sum than was then reached. Every man ought to have an opportunity to contribute his share, not only as a help to the cause of art and education, but in support of a college enterprise. Until the canvassers have completed their rounds, some winning contributors may be omitted from the lists. We urge all men interested in the Delpht Fund to make sure that Harvard's full share is promptly reported...
...employee of the Tennis Association was informed of the intrusion, he not unnaturally hesitated about ejecting them, fearing some mistake. The Tennis Association ought, however, to be stricter in enforcing its rules, for there are more than enough Harvard men to keep the courts in use, without the help of outsiders. We mention this subject as much to rouse the sentiment of tennis players as to criticise the association. In this case at least, a proper spirit on the part of certain college men would have prevented the intrusion...
...future, it is to be hoped, rowing on the river. Attendance at baseball and other games, theatricals, society elections, annual meetings and strawberry highest, not to speak of special reports, theses, hour examinations and grinding for the finals, will, with class day and commencement festivities and ordeals, help to fill up the time. Ninety has but a few weeks to pass in the place that has been her happy home for nearly four years and the other classes have but a short while to keep up close friendships with the seniors soon going forth into the world. It therefore behooves...
...Whatever may be said against them little can be brought out in their praise. The freshmen are new and excessively rough. No opinion can be formed of them; they are very heavy. The sophomores looked badly yesterday. They may get a man or two from the 'varsity that will help them...
...second service of ethics is to abolish the feeble optimism of religion. Men come to think that beneficence exists behind all wrong, but how differently religion shapes itself when ethics comes to its help, showing right and wrong in their true colors, and impressing upon men their duty in putting down evil. With a religion of this kind life becomes serious and moral indifference comes to an end. To the ethical believer God is the strengthener of the conscience not the soother...