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...altering somewhat the current opinion of Harvard life throughout the west. The second editorial, on the subject of forensics and themes, deserves a careful reading. The same idea must have occurred to every senior and junior taking elective courses in which theses are required. To be sure, the man who has three or four theses, as the Advocate assumes, is not the average man, so the evil of the present system is not so great as it pictures. Nevertheless the pressure is heavy and its lightening would undoubtedly improve the character of the work done...
...necessery to understand the problem. In works among the poor, the influence of the Catholic church is most important. The work of the church is admirable, but its ideas of civilization are different from ours, and if more than amusement or manual training is attempted, the priest is sure to interfere. In the next place, work among the lowest class is of little benefit without a lifelong experience. Amiable feelings are held in contempt by these people, and unless there is some real work to be done, some common ground for both, friendly sentiments are useless. It is not worth...
...Rehearsal today at 2 sharp. All those taking part in the performance must be in the dressing room at 6.30 sure...
...Triumph of Sorrow," contributed by Mr. Herrick, has a meaning so deeply hidden that we are not quite sure that we understand it. We feel rather than know the writer's thoughts. In spite of the obscurity, the piece is very well written...
...three kinds of light; the light of opinion, the light of conscience and the light of God's Word. From the first we obtain light by learning what other people think of us; if we know that certain bad people approve of our ways then we can feel sure that we are not entirely free from wrong,- there is something in us in sympathy with evil...