Word: betterment
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Freshmen are doing even better than the upper classes at the University. There are 77 candidates for the 1922 crew, 39 out for track, 35 playing baseball, and 19 are taking part in spring football, making a grand total of 168. As there are 539 members of the class, the percentage in this case is 32 per cent, slightly higher than the University figures...
...work in getting a large number of applications, and in view of the attractive rate of interest which is now offered by the Government we are counting once again on the active co-operation of all undergraduates. Perhaps no one in the country knows the results of over confidence better than the college man. Many and many and athletic victory has been turned into defeat from this cause. It is therefore vital to remember that even in spite of the reduction in the amount from six billion dollars to four and one-half billion dollars this loan still remains...
...have been giving the crew two or three short, stiff races weekly," said Coach Haines, "and I think we are now prepared for the fast pace that is sure to be set on the Severn. We have a crew which many people consider better than that which beat Princeton and Yale last season. It has been trained especially for the short distance we will race with Princeton and Annapolis...
...made new methods of life necessary, that there must be closer co-operation between capital and labor. And at the root of most of our social problems lies that of education. It has been customary -- too customary -- to dismiss any difficult problem with the statement: "If we had better education this would take care of itself." But, although these words have become very trite, it is none the less true that reforms in our colleges, secondary, and elementary schools are very necessary if we are to be able to face the new problems which confront the world...
...light and jaunty summer clothes. Flannel trousers have already appeared on the tennis courts and many youths have taken off their burdensome vests. But what is to happen to the clothing which is cast aside? Shall Max be called upon or shall it be put to some better use? The Phillips Brooks House has solved the problem, and for the next three days it will hold its annual spring clothing collection...