Word: aptness
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...scholarship of today is more exact than ever before, and it will become broader. The real work of scholars is to lay bare the problems of life and to show us the courses to be pursued. We are apt to take for granted the free institutions of this country; but we have now progressed far enough to see that we shall be required to struggle to maintain our political greatness. We threw away our great advantage of political isolation by taking the Philippines; we have changed the Constitution for external policy, and will soon find the Constitution inconvenient for internal...
...from satisfactory; they throw poorly to bases, and very frequently misjudge foul flies. Kelly's work, however, during the past week has been encouraging and he will catch today in place of Moss. Hartford should prove effective as he has had valuable experience against the smaller colleges. He is apt to weaken, however, and to lose control of the ball. He bats well for a pitcher. At the beginning of the season the work of the first basemen was very poor. Harding, by perseverance and steadiness has developed into one of the best Freshman first baseman in years...
...were popular, and numbers of men who were not taking the course came through sheer interest in what would be said, and in the manner in which it would be said. His use of the English language was notable for its forcible and original choice of words, and the apt expression of those turns of thought which will always be associated with his keen sense of humor...
...time at least, a near neighbor of Professor Shaler. We had some army experiences to recall in common; and I was soon struck with his peculiarly frank and cordial relations with the students, a thing the less surprising, however, as those who may be called out-door professors are apt to drift into easier relations with their pupils than the indoor men. There was, however, soon opportunity to go a little deeper and to find for his relation to the students a basis beyond this...
...Thursday afternoons, ladies are very apt to appear in the gallery, during dinner...