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...less a leader because he has few followers, for the true leader of men cares not for himself, but only for his cause and his followers. This is the metaphysic of leadership, simple in the extreme, the passion for the goal. True, that goal is not always reached, but there is motion toward it. Many a leader has gone through life with no recognition of his ambitions and efforts, only after death to have his plans utilized and his greatness appreciated. And what is this goal toward which nations, no less than individuals, are striving? We cannot say definitely what...
...writer urges that, as Harvard cannot move for reform till she is victorious, the thing to do at present is to win. There are three prose stories--all with good points. "The Voice of Mastery" describes a conflict between the sense of obligation to the marriage vow and passion for a woman who recognizes and inspires the man's literary ambition. The analysis of the man's feminine poetical temperament (represented as sometimes stimulated by preprandial cognac) is careful; the style is somewhat labored and stilted. "Over There" is a pleasantly told episode. "The Lamentable Case of Churchill the Climber...
Schumann's symphony in Bb major is most appropriate to this season of the year, for it is always known as his "Spring" symphony. To quote the composer's own words: "I wrote the symphony in the vernal passion that sways men until they are very old, and surprises them again with each new year. The first entrance of trumpets is to be sounded as though from on high, like unto an awakening call; it begins to grow green everywhere, butterflies take wing, birds pour forth their melodies, and little by little all things come that pertain...
...grateful acknowledgement of his devotion to the University for thirty-five years and of his passion for justice, for progress, and for truth...
...verse, "Wind Voices" is delicately imagined and finely expressed. "Samson to Delilah" has unusual passion of conception and power of phrase...