Word: movement
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...have a true belief in permanent democracy it is necessary to understand that democracy does not destroy reverence, but increases it in an altered form. The democratic reverence is not a reverence for symbols, but for the facts behind the symbols; an estimate of the true value. The great movement of the world today is towards democracy, which one hundred years from today will exceed any present conception. If the democracy of this great country is to be sound, our commerce and society must be of sound character. Critics have said, that democracy is inconsistent with the finest characteristics...
There are at present about 60 members of the Esperanto Club, and these have been divided into groups of six which hold informal meetings once every two weeks to study the language. Great interest has been shown, and many of the professors are interested in the movement. Competition has begun for the prizes offered by Professor Ostwald for the best speech and composition in Esperanto, and to aid in this competition and in the general work of the club Esperanto grammers have been placed on sale at the Co-operative. The next meeting of the club will probably be held...
...Amour Medecin," and Tristan Bernard's "L'Anglais Tel Qu'on le Parle" was given by the Cercle Francais last night in Brattle Hall. The acting was uniformly good, and as there were 40 men in the cast the performance was truly remarkable. From beginning to end the movement was quick, light and humorous, the gestures graceful, and the interpretation excellent. The French also was fairly perfect, as many of the chief parts were handled by men who have lived several years in France...
...direction of the highest ideals in personal, political, and social life by means of lectures and discussions. Topics for this year include: "The Different Ideals of College Life," "The Ethics of Work and Recreation," "The Ethics of the Labor Problem," "The Ethics of the Theatre," "Municipal Reform," "The Peace Movement," "Railroad Rate Legislation...
This year the course will be devoted to some of the most interesting historical events in mission countries during the nineteenth century. In this manner the lectures will treat of the Taiping Rebellion in China, the Indian Mutiny, the reform movement in Hindooism the development of Africa, the transformation of Japan, the Armenian massacres, the Boxer uprising, and in general, the place of missions in the history of the nineteenth century...