3月22日 星期六 Cambridge晨七点半32° ,mean 38°
晨七点起。九点至28 mellen S1。晤杨兆龙。九点半偕杨至Boston。余至Filene Department Store,为彬彬购雨衣(五元)、手套八元五,并购余个(人)夏天内衣、袜子等。又至Washington S1.Robinson Jewel Store (329号),为宁宁购Waltham表一只(Pocket Watch) ,17 Jewels gold filled,价27。50,连链条30。00元。又至WilliamBook Store 购《alarles El10t 传》,《Wilson 传》及H.G.Wells 著《史纲~,寄与次仲。二点半回。作函与允敏及桦彬。六点至Young Lee 晚膳。七点因。昕Rad10一小时。八点又作函与振公及晓沧等。
WilliamJames on The 飞Tarieties of Relig10us Experience。“Prayer is relig10n in actthat is prayer in real reg10n.It is prayer that distinguishes the relig10us phenomenonfromsuch similar or neighboring phenomenon as pure moral or esthetic sentiment.Relig10nis nothing of it be not vital act by which the entire mind seeks to save itself by clingingto the principle fromwhich it draws its life.This act is prayer by which1understandno vain exercise of words , no mere repetit10n of certain sacred formulae.but themovement itself of soul putting itself in a personal relat10n of contact with the myster10uspower.of which it feels the presence.it may be even before it has a name by which tocall it.Wherever this inter10r prayer is lacking , there is no relig10n。”哈佛大学。第二次世界大战共死哈佛学生、毕业生649人,正在募捐建立纪念。按memorial Hall 纪念厅为纪念南北战争立.memorial Church 纪念教堂为第一次大战立。据President Conant1946年Repo时,本年海、陆军交哈佛Research Contract科研合同三百万元。谓本年学生数为12,000,战前为8000。在12000学生中,8500为Veterans 退伍军人,但新生愿入而遭拒者甚多。medical School 医学院之比例几为10:10从各方报告Veteran 成绩甚佳,因为Ser10usness of purposes 严肃认真。现行三学期制,学生交三学期学费,但明年即改正。房屋是问题,在Jarvisfield 等处建立198 家,在Boston Hotel Brunswick 租了可住116家人家屋,又在Fo时Devens有386单位,可是有37 哩之遥。校中费了卅(万)美金为了住宅,使700人家有住处,租金减至最低。Veteran 照G.I.Bill可得津贴,不付学费,有65元一月之零用,娶妻者九十元。Cona副主张Local Control of educat10n.Very few people ad甜3vocated a nat10nal systemof educat10n controlled by federal authority。
寄 允敏No。25、Darnell 、彬彬函 寄次仲威尔司《史纲》