Word: absurd
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...exist without him. And so, haughty and proud of his supposed fame, like the "rah-rah boy" posters, pipe in mouth, he struts through the Yard sometimes even condescending to answer the greeting of the upperclassman. To say that this is true of all present Freshmen is of course absurd. There are many who stick to old traditions and behave as they should, but these pass unnoticed in the shadow of the aggressive prep-school star...
...have in our midst the petty business man and the many people who know no better, who profess and carefully maintain the principle of "business as usual." "Money must be kept in circulation. Industries of every kind must be maintained to their fullest capacity." What could be more absurd or harmful to the interests of our cause? We have in our country a definite available supply of goods. We have a definite amount of labor, already diminished by the draft, which can be applied to the extraction and fashioning of such goods. We have an ever-increasing demand...
...thoroughly to solve the problem. Unless we find an armory in town or build one here the winter drill is sure to be a dismal failure and a glaring waste of time. It has been suggested to take Brattle Hall and drill there, but this is absurd; no company of one hundred men can manoeuvre there. Where one hundred men can dance, one hundred cannot drill. The problem still unsolved remains to be worked out before the thermometer takes another appreciable drop...
...foolish doubt is now dispelled. There were some who previously declared that the Administration is uncordial to college men. Of course such absurd prejudices have long ago disappeared; now the accusation of them has also disappeared...
...should be unnecessary to point out how absurd in theory and fact is any plan of delay. We can know in no way what the future will bring forth, not for us individually, nor for our nation. We can certainly not help determine that future by waiting for events decreed by other...