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Dates: during 1880-1880
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...instruction, and nothing was thought of the matter. So it was when the Annex was established. At first all was a depth of mystery, and save for an occasional meeting at the notebook counter, or sundry jests in the College journals, no one would have believed that such a thing as the Annex existed...
...particular creed of the individual. In times past it was quite common to insist that, in order to be virtuous, a man must entertain certain beliefs about the nature and origin of the Universe, about Immortality, Free Will, &c. Now it is different. If popular education has done any thing at all, it is to show to the satisfaction of every clear-headed thinker that one may believe that the sun stands still, and yet be a bad man; while another may believe that it moves, and yet be a good man; in other words, that...
...instruction in theology should not exclusively deal with the tenets of a certain sect, but should be broad enough to leave the choice of faith to be made after a just statement of the various principles which are the rallying points of the different sects of Christendom. The same thing is most eminently true of political economy. Most men, on entering College, have given little or no attention to any economic subject. They get at Harvard a strong bias towards free trade for America, and leave College without the knowledge of a single argument on the other side...
...feeling that prompted that refusal is of far greater importance than the act itself; it indicates a division of interest and purpose which is in great measure the cause of our many recent failures, which are due more to the lack of centralization of our forces than any thing else. The Captain of our Crew complains of not being backed up sufficiently. A considerable part of this lack of interest is due to the much-written-of Harvard indifference, but a larger part than is generally supposed is caused by the lack of centralization of interest as well as energy...
...instead, the ball was thrown to Edmands, who tried for a goal. This was the one time in the game when Yale was hard pressed. During the rest of the play, they at least held their own. The remainder of this three-quarters passed without any thing further of importance happening. After a rest of ten minutes, Harding kicked off for Yale, and the ball was quickly forced down to Harvard's goal. Here Watson, having very pluckily thrown himself on the ball, received a severe kick in the head. He soon recovered, however, and play went on, Boyd being...