Word: bettering
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Furthermore, in my opinion, however paradoxical it may seem, the broader or less 'specialized' the college education, the better is the man fitted for his great specialization--his life work., I firmly believe that the chief part of the educational reconstruction will be that the college graduate of twenty-one or two will come to realize that he is not too old to pursue his studies further (in the law school, for instance, or the graduate school of business, or the technical school,) because he will understand that the longest way around is, in this case, the shortest way home...
...hockey management announced last night that a series of interdormitory games will be played on the Charles between Standish and Gore Halls. The schedule for the series of games is being worked out and will be announced as soon as possible. For the better arrangement of the series, captains have been appointed as follows: for the Standish team, Francis Scott Key; for the Gore-Yard team, Myles Pierce Baker...
...should as successfully arouse the Yard some-time before dawn. If this nocturnal performance is necessary to the health and happiness of the ensigns, why cannot a more auspicious site be chosen for it? There are a dozen places in or near the Yard that could be selected with better consideration for the comfort of others. The war being over the students see no merit in the continued sacrifice of rest on their part, and since a change in the scene of activities cannot be deteriorative to the performance in any degree, they feel that their cause is just...
...from false touches or even ugly angles. This is illustrated in the imagistic verses, of which there are two rather ambitious contributions, "The Beggar" and "Lights and Snows"; also in the stories "Yestdo" and "The Glory Look". Nevertheless the workmanship of all these is distinctly good, and what is better, the high seriousness of the verse and the evident sincerity of the prose are joined to subject matter of enough interest and importance to seize even a careless reader. One would like to see in McLane's "Nocturne" reminiscences of Sappho, so simple and clear are the picture...
...interview with a CRIMSON reporter Prof. Merriman said, "In the old days we regarded all our football opponents as absolute rascals and acted accordingly. At present, however, until I have become better acquainted with athletic affairs at Harvard, my only policy will be to maintain a frank and cordial relationship with Princeton and Yale...