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...society had adapted itself to the conditions of feudalism. This had refinement, amorous mind, and poetical instinct, who became the first troubadour. It is to these troubadours, that all morals and all art of the present day owe a great debt...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Beginnings of Modern Poetry. | 11/2/1892 | See Source »

...success this spring, but he needs candidates for the vacant places - a large number of able-bodied men to choose from. There are, we repeat, such able-bodied men in college who have not yet come forward. Here is an imperative call to them, a duty which they owe to college athletics. We must make every effort this year, we must strain every nerve and personally sacrifice anything for this important contest; this year we must win. Then let every able-bodied man answer the call for candidates; every man is needed. Ninety-six has set us a good example...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/12/1892 | See Source »

...lamentable fact that it is not always easy to make them pay it. It is necessary that these subscriptions be paid, not only because they are debts of honor, but because they are needed for the completion of the project. We urge all men therefore who still owe subscriptions to pay them at once, that the work of the treasurer may be lessened and the funds satisfactorily arranged...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/10/1892 | See Source »

...practice games are played for pastime, will, if persisted in, be sure to bring the team to disgrace. The work which the nine has before it is to develop the best possible team that is in their power, in order to meet Yale as strongly as they can. They owe this to their class and to the whole university. Now the way to make a good nine is not to play some of the games for fun, hoping for a stroke of genius to carry them through the final game. Nothing but steady, earnest work can make a sure team...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 4/15/1892 | See Source »

...over the hearts and lives of men. We have received from Him our highest thought of religion and of duty, and this thought has come to us warm and living through his personality. If religion and duty are of more vital importance to us than anything beside, then we owe to Him such a debt as we owe to no other...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Appleton Chapel. | 3/21/1892 | See Source »

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