Word: aptness
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...closing, Mr. Brown said that in thinking of the men who have brought triumphs to the University, we must not forget, as we are so apt to do, the great number of her sons who, fired by the same great ambitions, have failed to triumph, but have battled nobly...
...nearly every game. The ends are the most vulnerable places on the team and any man of ability is sure of substantial gains around them. But on the other hand, Pennsylvania has an exceptional back field, and with the improvement that is likely to come in the defense, is apt to gain some strength...
...last few days. It happens every day now, that the man who is so unfortunate as to arrive so late as 1.10 for lunch finds everything has "Fun out," and is fed with any scraps his waiter may have the ingenuity to gather. At dinner time the story is apt to be repeated if the student fails to arrive before a quarter past...
...There can be no reverence for law where laws and law makers are bought with money, and I fear we are rapidly destroying the possibility of such reverence in the minds of our countrymen. We ought never to forget that in democratic governments the black flag of corruption is apt to be followed by the rd flag of anarchy." The article closes with expression of confidence in the ultimate awakening of the nation's conscience to higher ideals...
...been rowing long enough for the general faults of the candidates to be clearly apparent. The men seem to be awkward, and though they are well up to the average in strength, they do not apply their power well. The crews are still very unsteady. All the men are apt to let their oars fly up at the catch and to weaken at the finish. In fact their power is applied only in the middle of the stroke. This is partly due to the fact that they do not yet stand on their stretchers firmly enough. There seems also...