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...Religious Enthusiasm." The past thirty or forty years, he said, have witnessed a relapse in religious enthusiasm. Recovery will come from the impact of strong minds on men outside, and of this recovery there are signs. Men, in the past, lost their enthusiasm naturally, for there was a need of material stock in which Christianity could take root. The peculiar enthusiasm of his own generation, the speaker said, was rather political or purely intellectual than religions. Of this, war and the doctrine of evolution were the great causes. But with the coming generation there is to be a change...
...fifth of the men in each class apply for scholarships, and of these fully two-thirds obtain the aid they seek. In the second place, the writer states what is not true when he says very many of the scholarships are awarded to men who do not really need them. Before a man can receive pecuniary assistance from the college he must submit to an examination by the Dean and must sign papers in which he declares his need. Though a few men may enjoy scholarships who do not really need them, such cases are rare and do not warrant...
...awarding aid; what else could be? But the gentlemen who have the distribution of scholarships in charge, have the privilege of using their discretion as to whether high standing shall be the only thing considered. In many cases aid is given to a student who is judged to need the scholarship most, although his standing in his class is lower than some others who apply for aid. In conclusion it may be said that it would be far better for those who think they have ground for complaint to find out whether it is a just one or not before...
...Harvard is generously equipped with scholarships which benevolent people have contributed for the assistance of needy students. Of more than seven hundred undergraduates probably over one half need, or think they need, pecuniary assistance. These scholarships are assigned upon the basis of the student's percentages appearing on the annual rank list. In such a large college the competition is necessarily great. Those who have been fitted at the Harvard preparatory schools of the Eastern States generally have the advantage from the start. Scholarships being regarded as prizes for high marks are often eagerly sought after whether needed...
...part of the sum "as may be deemed requisite" to the maintenance of religious worship, the surplus is unrestricted. It is by the munificence of such men as Mr. Wheeler that Harvard is enabled to offer special advantages to all, and to extend a helping hand to those who need it. Nothing touches us more deeply, and nothing is more worthy of gratitude, than to see the confidence and trust which graduates place in the usefulness of their Alma Mater...