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...this mechanical view an historical, and consequently an essentially idealistic and teleological interpretation of nature's mechanism. To bring this fact to consciousness, to define and to defend this historical interpretation, is the whole task that properly falls to the lot of a "Philosophy of Evolution." As for the particular truths about the actual process of evolution, it is the business of empirical study to find them out. That there is genuine, and not merely apparent history in the world, philosophy must undertake to show if it can. What the history of this or that in the world is, only...
Such being the general point of view of the lecture, the particular topics next discussed were: (1) The objection that the modern doctrine of evolution, in assigning a "low origin" to all significant things, deprives the world of all higher and ideal significance. (2) The objection that empirical students of evolution are often unaware of the teleological and ideal nature of their own presuppositions, so that it seems doubtful whether their presuppositions actually have this ideal character. To both these objections the same response was made. The doctrine of evolution has its purely naturalistic as well as its teleological side...
...Holiday Outing is capable of interesting everyone who enjoys out-of-door sports. The number contains stories of hunting both birds and large game and accounts of bicycling, skating and the old Princeton cane spree, all of which are highly entertaining. The illustrations in this Outing deserve particular attention-they are much better than those found in the ordinary magazine. Those who are interested in western mountain life will enjoy reading "Shasta of Siskiyou," and "Lost in the Rockies," a story of Avalanche Gulch, near Helena, Montana...
...Room. This is a matter which concerns every Harvard man, and, while the committee are doing all they can to obtain the requisite sum, that does not imply that they have no need of co-operation from the great body of students in general and from every student in particular. If each man would take it upon himself to interest those who through him would be interested in the upbuilding of his University-he would at least contribute a lasting blow to the stigma, "Harvard indifference...
...want to thank the second eleven in particular. To them are due our greatest thanks as were our Hardest bruises. The lucky 'varsity 13 took their reward out of Yale. Finally I can only say again that nothing but perseverance will keep Harvard in first place where she belongs...