Word: profoundly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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There seems to be a profound ignorance on the part of Harvard students regarding the comparative values of the degree of A. B. from Harvard and from the great English Universities. There is a widespread idea that a graduate of our college would be obliged to do a great deal of hard work at Oxford or Cambridge before he could get a degree from either. Personal inquiry and comparison lead the writer to think differently, in fact quite the reverse...
...great at the beginning of a college year; and the abuses brought about by the zeal of injudicious members necessitated the negotiation of a treaty between the "Halls" to insure deliberation and care in the election of members. Both of the "Halls" are founded on principles of the most profound secrecy, and their large society buildings are only possible of entrance through a massive door secured by a combination lock. At the opening of every year it is a common thing to see a group of freshmen before the doors practicing the combination...
...with nothing to cheer him but a cup of cold coffee and a wet cloth around his aching head. Arrayed in dress coat and white gloves, the candidate, followed by several of his friends, appears before the august assembly of professors. After an interchange of civilities in Latin and profound reverential bows, the student is invited to read his thesis. Suddenly one of his friends will jump up and express his doubts as to the truth of a certain assertion. A dispute then ensues between the two, in which by some mysterious dispensation of Providence, the candidate always comes...
...fault in our college papers is the fault of youth. We are too ambitious; we try to do too much. A few here may be profound; but the most of us are not. Yet all may strive for sincerity. Lion skins are proverbially poor garments...
...small number, exert a more potent influence throughout the entire college, than the daily prayers. The general religious standing of the college is raised by these meetings attended voluntarily from sincere Christian motives, but the compulsory attendance at daily prayers affects this religious standing adversely if at all. With profound respect for religion, we earnestly call for a recognition of its proper sphere, and an observance of it, which is based on sincerity and not on half-hearted indifference, or positive mockery...