Word: anxious
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...every man entering Harvard there will be afforded the opportunity for participating in the numerous outside enterprises which annually attract any ambitions Freshman anxious to get something out of College besides academic distinction...
...Generally," replied the Vagabond, "and I think this holds true to a surprisingly large extent, others are fond of the Freshmen and anxious for them to do well. The upperclassmen, particularly the Seniors, see in the Freshmen, themselves living over again the first year at Harvard, one of the happiest of their lives. Officers of the University, some of the Faculty, and others, not undergraduates, who love Harvard are likewise anxious for the Freshman to do well. For they know that the entering Class is the most important part of Harvard, that without which this Harvard that they love could...
Generalissimo Francisco Franco moved into the spotlight on the Spanish civil war stage last week, took personal command of the drive on Santander, last important Loyalist stronghold on the Biscay coast. Anxious to bolster his prestige, chubby Franco stood behind his lines, watching as his Rightists, Moors, Italian "volunteers" rolled down the sloping hills toward Santander...
...Although professional textbook writers may accuse Author Scott of oversimplification-trigonometry is covered in 17 pages-he tested his explanations by solving correctly all the College Board algebra examinations from 1916 to 1931. Says Lawyer Scott: "Teaching is a profession and everyone magnifies his own profession." But he is anxious not to have his book misused for the benefit of young idlers: "The function of the home helper is a rather special one. . . . His task is to slay some lion in the path whose fierce mien is absorbing a dangerous amount of nervous energy. . . . The task of the parent instructor...
Despite this charitarian attitude, jealous and envious doctors constantly try to keep their patients from the ministrations of the famed and expert Mayos. Always anxious to soothe this element in the profession, Dr. Will, the elder, immediately dictated a telegram the instant he heard last month that the Chicago Daily Times intended to print a series of illustrated articles on the Mayo Clinic. The telegram: "We are very much concerned that you are publishing a series of articles on the Mayo Clinic. Such publicity is derogatory to the dignity and achievements of the medical profession, violates our conception of professional...