Word: teaching
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...composed of nearly 100 men from Harvard, and of about 50 girls from Radcliffe. It has simply been a class for training those whose voices were sufficiently good to pay for their development. To use the words of Mr. Frese, the vocal instructor, the chief object has been "to teach the people at large to sing...
...felt obliged to resign his position as Coach of the University football team. His services have been of great value to the team, and his enthusiasm and earnestness have done much to root out the spirit of individualism, to inspire the players with new life and purpose, and to teach them to work together. It is gratifying to learn that Mr. Deland intends to help in training the eleven next year, although he has closed his official connection with the team...
...appointments were made in the corps of instructors for next year. One of the most important additions which has been made for some time is a course in Russian. For some years past the need for such a course has been felt. Twelve years ago it was decided to teach Russian, and the instructor was secured; but at the last moment the project fell through. With the lectures lately given by Prince Wolkonsky new interest was aroused, which has now taken this definite form...
...truly deep and sincere as it appeared to be. Let men for once throw aside every private interest and come out and work for the University with all their might. We have learned the lesson of defeat thoroughly, and it is time we showed that we can teach as well as be taught. We have lowered our colors too many times already, and we must win next fall. We can win too, if every man puts his shoulder to the wheel and does his utmost to lift our athletics out of the rut into which they have fallen...
Professor Goodwin then spoke of the Sophists. He said that they did not teach any immoral doctrines, as was generally believed. They seem to have been a set of worthy scholars who craved for higher knowledge. The Sophists were characterized by their opponent, Plato, as the mere reflection of public opinion. Protagoras taught that whatever a man's opinion teaches him is true to that man. The lecturer closed by showing how utterly absurd are the violent charges of immorality attached to this system of belief...