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...often misled and misinformed on just these matters. Others cannot know and appreciate the greatness of the University till we students know and appreciate it ourselves. From these words we cannot expect a sudden exodus to the museums nor a crowding of the college chapel simply for the sake of information; if we have uttered a truth, the truth will take care of itself...
...Home Rule is desirable for England's sake. Nineteenth Cent. XXI, 165. (1) Home Rule would lessen the work of Parliament. (2) It would lessen the changes of administration. (3) It would remove foreign reproaches. (4) It would lessen Ireland's hatred. (b) Home Rule is desirable for Ireland's sake. (1) It would give greter opportunity for needful legislation. (2) An Irish legislature would be better informed on Irish needs, and more sympathetic in the treatment of them. (3) Law would be more respected. (4) Responsibility would sober the Irish...
...readings to be given tonight at 8 in Sever 11 by Mr. C. T. Copeland. Those who had any experience with Mr. Copeland last year will need no introduction to him or to his work. The impetus which he gave to the study of literature for its own sake was perfectly manifest to all who were interested in the matter. To those who are new comers among us we heartily recommend attendance at the lecture tonight; if a large number are present then there will be little doubt about the future lectures...
...Peabody preached in Appleton Chapel last night from the text, "For their sakes I sanctify myself," taken from the seventeenth chapter of the gospel of St. John. For hundreds of years, he said, the tendency in the church and in the whole world has been towards individualism. Every man should work for himself and his first duty was to perfect himself for his own sake. Within the last few years there has arisen a spirit of socialism regarding the individual as of no consequence, but the good of the whole world or the whole nation as the only thing worth...
...Cambridge are not over generous in our recognition of charity work nor over well posted in our knowledge of it. We can well stop for a moment to consider whether we may not be more worthy of our reputation for "breadth" if we do a little more for the sake of others and give away the things which we cannot use instead of selling them in petty selfishness. We are always looking for balloons and expecting earthquakes and our respect for things less prominent does not amount to much. Yet this quiet work by a few self-sacrificing...