Word: bettering
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...suggestion has been made more than once that Harvard would be better off if it were moved from Cambridge and placed in some spot more remote from the centre of population, and it is evident that certain advantages would come from such a change. But tradition and history have bound Cambridge and Harvard together so long that it would be a pity to have the ties broken. We hope and believe that the troublesome question of taxation may be settled once for all to the satisfaction of both the city and the University, and that they will continue to live...
Jeringham, however, is a much better friend than lover, and aids Mounchensey in his plans to steal Millicent away. The Merry Devil confounds the pursuing father in the forest, and thus helps the young couple to escape. Forgiveness and marriage close the amusing episode. The devil is the controlling force throughout the play, though he hardly comes into contact with the characters...
...Hagedorn '07, entitled "The World Too Small for Three," will be given at the Bijou Dream Theatre on Washington street, Boston. This theatre, which is under the control of Mr. B. F. Keith of Keith's Theatre, has for some time been devoted largely to moving pictures of the better class. The management is now planning to give an original one-act play every week or fortnight, and intends, in the course of the spring and summer, to produce plays by Leonard Hatch '05, author of "The Heart of the Irishman," given by the Harvard Dramatic Club last May; David...
...then went on to point out the vast possibilities of the northwestern part of the country. Certain measures must be taken to develop this region, such as more thorough cultivation, less extravagance, and better transportation facilities. The railroads have succeeded in this country by close attention to problems of traffic and by the utilization of the materials at their disposal. There is, however, great room for economy in the existing methods. It is only by careful management that the railroads can take care of the growing West. In order to do this, extravagance and waste must be cut down...
...applying in groups of 14 should have preference." So far as I am concerned, I cannot see why groups of 14 should be favored any more than groups of two. It is well known to all those wishing to room in the Senior dormitories that some have better accommodations than others. If the present plan is carried out, it means that the best building will be allotted to the men who apply in groups of 14 and the remainder of the class will have to be satisfied with the inferior accommodations found in the other buildings. In order to assure...