Word: seriousness
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...great beliefs of Jesus was in the necessary inwardness of religious life. He believed, too, in the necessity of moral freedom and independence. Whatever Jesus preached, he preached earnestly and passionately; he realized that life was serious and that a frivolous existence could, be but temporary. Together with this serious conception of life, he believed in the absolute integrity of existence...
Tonight the members of the Union will have the pleasure of hearing Percy W. MacKaye '97, whose serious blank verse and delightful comedy have given him a place in the front rank of American playwrights. It has often been said that the literary work of Harvard men is usually critical rather than creative. We are forced to admit that there is a certain amount of truth in this statement, but we can point out several striking exceptions. Among the comparatively few really noteworthy American dramatists two Harvard men stand out with particular prominence, and another has begun a career...
...resignation of Captain Severance was occasioned by his serious illness, which, though it may not prevent his joining the crew later, would have incapacitated him for the duties of active captain during the major part of the season...
When in January or in May, a new lot of editors are elected to the paper, they are in line for the more serious work of actual management. In September the members of the Junior board take turns in assuming the entire responsibility for the contents and appearance of the next day's paper, and from the results of this work three assistant managing editors are chosen for the first half-year. Under the careful supervision of the managing editor each of the assistants takes entire charge of the paper two nights each week. He supervises the work...
...result of this lack of interest the teams have been chosen chiefly from one group. We wish to remind members of the graduate departments that they are eligible as well as undergraduates, and we hope that men representative of every branch of College activity will make a serious attempt to get on the team...