Word: bettering
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...help solve the problem. The names of athletes are club house hold words; cannot something be achieved by posting the names of students with honor grades? The faculty also comes in for criticism, especially the "young and generally incompetent" assistants. The professors, it is more than hinted, might do better than give lectures which merely repeat the prescribed reading, and in general, there is felt to be a lack of co-ordination both within and between courses...
...unmixed evil. Patriotism prompted both sides and so with the bravery of northern soldiers "all the brave deeds of southern men are part of the common heritage of American glory. Moreover, we all know that the young men and youths who took part in that war were made better men, morally, mentally, and physically. Such service ever has been the great counteracting influence against the selfish aims and cares of everyday life. A man who engages in trade or toil, buys and sells by the yard and pound, and as the years roll on becomes as narrow and mean...
Tomorrow and Saturday will see the Intercollegiate Track Meet again in the stadium. We cannot hope for a better meet than was held there two years ago under ideal weather conditions, when the finest athletes of the country met and records went to smash. This year we are sure only of the finest athletes, and even among these there seems to be a doubtful choice of winners. It is a privilege for Harvard to have such a meet on her field again, in return for which we can give our rivals and guests a cordial welcome and a sportsmanlike reception...
...race between the freshman crews provided a better and more exciting
With the score 1 to 0 against them in the ninth, the University baseball team rallied yesterday and defeated Pennsylvania by netting three runs. The game was a pitchers' battle between Felton and Captain Imlay in which Felton had the better, striking out twelve men and allowing only five hits. The Pennsylvania pitcher also performed well, but the fact that two of Harvard's runs resulted from errors is witness to the poor support which he received. The feature of the game was a remarkable throw by Coleman in the first, catching Alsop at the home plate...