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...from objective to subjective ideas, from the general to the personal. Vocal music is the objective, and came first; then came instrumental giving freer play to the unrestricted imagination of the writer. The older music was peculiarly formal; the musician had to precede the poet in working out the shape and form of which more beautiful ideas should be presented. Bach was the first to direct these architectural forms of their stiffness, then came Haydn and Mozart, his logical successors...
...stationary seats, and slowly learning how to pull the oar blades through the water. The crew can hardly be expected to take better than fourth place in the class races. There is, however, good material in the two eights for a crew, which ought to be in good shape by the time of the race with the Columbia freshman crew...
...freshmen cannot be blamed for their exultant feelings over their well earned victory in the tug-of-war contest, nor for their desire to celebrate it in some fitting way; but the needless destruction of private property in the shape of front gates, is inexcusable, and deserving of the severest censure, tending as it does to bring the college into disrepute among the good citizens of Cambridge. We sincerely hope that nothing of this kind will take place again. We would also inform the freshmen that there is a college rule forbidding the kindling of bon-fires within the yard...
...doubtless, will comply with the request. Mr. Bowen was greeted with long applause when he first appeared before the audience, and many parts of his lecture met with the same approval. The lecture deserved it, for, although on account of his audience, Mr. Bowen put his remarks in the shape of an informal talk, yet what he said was sufficient to show that he had the material for an interesting running commentary upon the stereopticon illustrations which form the main feature of the lecture...
...order to bring the matter into some practical shape I would urge upon the Finance Club and Historical Society, as including men in their number who would be most likely to be interested in making these slips, to take the initiative and give the plan a trial. Both these clubs also contain the younger and more energetic of the instructors in their departments among their members. Will not the clubs, therefore, each appoint a committee of members and instructors, which, together as a joint committee, will supervise the matter and give the plan a trial? Let the committee receive...