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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...lecturer said that the knowledge is valuable only in proportion to the light it throws on the science of living, and that Anthropology bases its claims to recognition on the great profit man would derive from an intelligent study of its laws. It is sometimes claimed that Anthropology covers too much ground, that a complete knowledge of man would include all that is known in every debarment of scientific research. But could not the same be said with equal force of History and Philosophy? do not they, in their broadest sense, also include all knowledge...
...Newman Smythe, of New Haven, preached at Appleton Chapel last evening. He read as the evening lesson portions of the eleventh chapter of Revelations, selecting the nineteenth verse as the text for his sermon. He said that the old Hebrew-Christian belief that there is a heavenly consummation of every earthly good is not only true, but contains many lessons for us. We must not measure this consummation by earthly standards, but by ideal ones. And in this is to be found its lessons for us. He then applied the value of ideals in the life...
...McKenzie read as the lesson the sixteenth chapter of Hebrews. He said that nothing is more inspiring in the character of Abraham than his sublime faith. He then spoke of the reasonableness of our faith in God and what it means to us in this life and the life to come. So far from making us dissatisfied with the life here and long for the joys of the heavenly home, the truly-balanced mind will be affected just the other way, for faith teaches us that the life yonder has its beginning here, and everything to which we look forward...
Professor Francke said that the literature of a nation contains all the traits which combine to make the national life; and since it would be too great a task to attempt to grasp the relation of all these traits to literature, we should confine our attention to one or two at a time. He proposed to examine the influence which Individualism had had upon the literature of Germany...
...supposed, had won Harvard many a splendid victory. An entirely new system of rowing was inaugurated, and there was much grumbling and dubious head-shaking at the issue. Yale, on the contrary, was highly elated at Harvard's adoption of the "professional" stroke. Her crew, be it said, was deemed so strong as to earn the appellation of the "Yale giants," while Harvard's was not only unusually light, but, with two exceptions, was composed of men who had never before sat in a 'varsity boat. Save with the brave and meager minority who believed in the new regime...