Word: truthfulness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...neither true love nor true loyalty, which, if he possessed, would hold him faithful to his one ideal. We may hold an idea in common with another being and we are linked to that being. God is linked to finite beings are seeking him and are striving to reach Truth...
...temptation, and in leading us on to higher and nobler actions. The attitude of indifference towards the conduct of others, so long as we ourselves are not affected, inflicts indescribable harm, which cure can only be remedied by men of courage daring to stand up for justice and truth...
Thus the new ideal is marked by sensibility and imagination, and makes a place for the individual, for historic truth and for the picturesque idea. It was in political and social circumstances that this ideal was realized. I. The disappearance of the old state of society which had supported classicism. II. The influence of English literature and the falling off of Greek and Latin studies-III. The warlike feelings of the times were transferred to the field of literature...
...affirmative, have, beside being assured of the necessity of giving all those receiving degrees from the University a voice in its management, felt that after all the extension is not going to make any important difference in the annual number of votes cast. This seems to be the truth of the matter. Whatever the actual difference from old conditions, it can not prove of importance, and Harvard can not be accused of being narrow minded...
...ranked high in scholarship, and was interested in literary work. Outside of his studies he was most interested in religious matters. A member of the Harvard Christian Association, he wished to qualify himself for this work as a life pursuit. His sincerity as a student, his zeal for the truth, and his deep earnestness in the religious life will remain as a heritage with his classmates...