Word: towardness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...first of a series of lectures addressed to the theological students was delivered last night in Divinity Chapel by Dr. Peabody, on "Negative Preaching." He said that the tendency of the present day toward negative preaching was to be deprecated, inasmuch as it lacks that element of positiveness which is requisite for the thorough grasping and understanding of the principles and ideas which go to make up our modern Christianity. He commented upon the fact that the tendency of people generally, who are perplexed by doubts as to their religious belief, is to embrace some well defined creed, without, perhaps...
...which can be of no earthly use to any one here. And even if a purchaser could be found, the boat club can expect to get no more than a nominal price for them. Thus, aside from the fact that we have an opportunity of showing our kindly feeling toward Exeter, it is more for our own interests to give her some of our spare boats in preference to selling them for an inconsiderable sum. We wish, therefore to call the attention of the executive committee to the matter, in hopes that they will ascertain exactly what Exeter's wants...
...past three or four years the attention of those having this subject in charge, has been toward the development of the first two points of this programme, and the prospect of success is very satisfactory. As has been before stated, the number who visit the gymnasium is, probably, no more than three-quarters of the entire students. The remeasurements already show a satisfactory advancement, and the prizes for general development, to be given at the end of the year, promise to show the possibilities in this direction...
...opening of the graduate courses to under-graduates is but another step toward the perfection of the elective system. On a par in importance with this are the new requirements in regard to the anticipation of a part or the whole of the freshman required course. Both of these changes tend toward the same result - the encouragement of specialties. According to these regulations, a man may anticipate his freshman required work and pursue one subject throughout his college course. The offer of "honors" to special students is also a new feature in the same general line as those just mentioned...
...increase of special students, and their changed status under the laws of the college, is noted. The passage of most interest in the report perhaps is concerning the recent move toward the regulation of college athletics. Through the appointment of a standing committee of three the faculty has for the first time a direct responsibility for the character and extent of our athletics. This has resulted in a set of regulations by this committee. "The influence of the committee has been successfully used to reduce the number of match games of ball and to confine them to Saturdays...