Word: aims
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Georges Clemenceau: " I began writing a three volume work on philosophy. I wish to set forth my opinion on the deeper aspects of the aims and aimlessness of life. I aim to live 15 years more in order to complete my treatise. I'll not let it be published till after my death...
When a man chooses a profession, he does so presumably with a knowledge of himself and a fair knowledge of his intended profession. Helping a student to choose a profession or trade in which be will find joy should be the aim of the school. "I have seen multitudes of young men graduate from Harvard College", said Dr. Eliot, "without knowing what they were fit to do or what they wanted to do. . . . The whole elective system is to give college students a chance to try various intellectual paths to see if they can find out what they want...
...magazine will have no editorial page, for its only aim will be to give facts and let the reader term his own conclusions...
...aim of the hall choruses is to stimulate interest in singing among all men in the Freshman class, and the songs for the Jubilee will be selected with an aim to interest men and not merely to produce a good musical effect...
Another evidence of this awakening, besides the formation of the Debating Union, is the broadening of the policy of Delta Sigma Rho, the honorary debating society of the University. It has admitted to membership all deserving participants in important debates scheduled by the University Council. Its aim is to honor "scholarly efforts of contestants in debate" and to "encourage effective and sincere public speaking". In a recent announcement of its policy, the society declared itself in favor of decisions at debates being rendered by the audience, of informal rebuttal, and of greater sincerity on the part of the speakers. These...