Word: understand
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Christianity is offensive to some because it possesses obscurities. Those familiar with other branches of life cannot understand it. Education increases this feeling of dislike because modern thought and education are characterized by a love of precision which renders many all the more impatient at the mystery which attends the church. As a result, several practical, but none the less wrong views of religion are taken. Some dismiss religion entirely as of no importance. Its incoherence condemns it in their sight. These are mostly scientists, literary men, and the like. Their scope is small: their view of life is mistaken...
...acoustic deficiencies of the lecture hall, we understand that remedies will soon be tried in the way of hangings put in various parts of the room. Until it is known how successful they will prove, it will be as well to defer unfavorable comment in this regard...
...prompt and generous consent of the University of Michigan to change the date of its game with Harvard will now make it possible for the negotiations concerning the game with Princeton to be carried to a successful issue. We understand that this action of Michigan's involved a considerable sacrifice on her part and we are glad to acknowledge the obligation under which Harvard has been placed by this courtesy...
...Your favor of the-inst. received. It would seem that Yale and Harvard have been unnecessarily held apart by reason of a failure on the part of each to clearly understand the position taken by the other under the conditions which arose last spring. Permit me to assure you, speaking for myself, and I believe for Harvard supporters, we have not questioned, and do not question, the general sportsmanship of Yale teams. I write this in simple justice to Harvard men who heartily deprecated the exaggerated newspaper assaults upon the Yale team as manifested in the winter and spring...
Anything that helps each student here to understand fully what Harvard is, increases the University's influence for good. And the real Harvard is not Harvard present alone, but Harvard present and Harvard past...