Word: worked
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Dates: during 1880-1880
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...upright living and noble deeds. It thus fills a place in College that could not be filled as well by any other society, with, perhaps, one exception. It is evident, however, that what makes the society fill its place so well is not the purely religious part of its work. There would hardly be found within the Yard fifty persons willing to devote one evening a week to praying and hymn-singing alone. For, thanks to the foresight of our wise overseers, every student has the privilege of listening to songs, praise, and prayer every morning before breakfast. We must...
...that its constitution was antiquated, requiring, as it does, of its members a belief in particular doctrines of certain sects. It saw that its constitution, as it stood, practically declared that unless a man believe the peculiar doctrines laid down in it, he cannot be expected to do the work of a good man, and is, therefore, unfit to be a member of the society. A movement was therefore set on foot to amend the constitution so as to admit men into the society whose character could not be impeached, whose membership the society would have reason to be proud...
...well assured that any further exertion in its behalf, other than that expended in the regular courses, would be unnecessary; while the instructors of Greek, on the other hand, realize that an animated sympathy with Greek, - such a sympathy as must come from something more than routine work, is of vital importance? It is true, that of late years there has been considerable doubt in some colleges, as to the advisability of retaining Greek in their curricula. The Greek department of Harvard, in determining to have Greek readings throughout the collegiate year, seem to have taken the wisest method possible...
Nothing can effect so great a revolution as this last improvement. Harvard can now outrival the German universities. More time can be found for original work. The Juniors can be enabled by this improvement to petition for sixteen hours a week instead of twelve, and that the requisitions for a degree be raised. Or better still, let the Harvard(?) Annex, who have already crowded us in one or two electives, have their recitations in the College buildings from six in the evening until six in the morning...
ANOTHER manifest injustice has at length been remedied. There is no substantial reason why the Junior Class should have two hours of elective work and six Themes required of its members, in excess of the number of hours allotted to Seniors; and it is therefore a pleasure to learn that the former burden has been removed. Henceforward the work of the Juniors need not exceed twelve hours of recitation a week, with the usual margin of one hour to compensate for any unavoidable irregularity. We are also glad to know that this new regulation is carried into immediate effect; therefore...