Word: bettering
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...undeveloped mind of a child and almost in the condition of a barbarian. Deep hatred for all other races, and utter contempt for government has been instilled into him, while America has been painted as a Utopia of absolute equality. Instead of that he finds his condition, though better than at home, far below that of those about him, and cannot understand it in a land of freedom...
...game against Exeter last Saturday the Freshman team as a whole played together better than it has done at any previous time this season. The interference in the open field field formed better and quicker and put the opposing defence out of the play in a much cleaner manner than in the earlier games. On the other hand, the choice of plays frequently showed lack of judgment, and there was a noticeable number of fumbles, as well as a general weakness, at critical times...
During most of the second half Exeter adopted defensive tactics, punting as soon as they had the ball. Exeter started the period by kicking off, but in two long gains and an exchange of punts in which Mahan had slightly the better of his opponent, Harvard brought the ball down to the 3-yard line, where a forward pass from Mahan to Rollins within the 10-yard zone, resulted in the only touchdown of the game. Mahan then kicked the goal. In the last period Harvard gained consistently up to the 15-yard line, where three opportunities for a touchdown...
...Armstrong '14 and W. M. Washburn '15 won the University tennis championship in doubles yesterday by defeating H. H. Bundy 2L. and F. T. Nelson 3L., 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. Though Bundy and Nelson were playing in better form than yesterday, they were forced into a lobbing game by their opponents, and given but few chances for pass shots. Armstrong and Washburn excelled at the net, making most of their points from that position by accurate placing and killing. The play was marked by many brilliant rallies...
...editorial board of the Advocate seems to have recovered nobly from the draft made upon it by the National Progressive Party, for one seldom finds in our College journals better writing and better judgment than are shown in the first two editorials in the current number. The sound doctrine set forth in the article concerning Freshmen is further insisted on by Mr. D. E. Dunbar in "The Making of a Standard." Both Faculty and students are apt to take it for granted that the standard of scholarship in the College can be raised only by the action of instructors...