Word: booked
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...latter, prompted either by Greek-letter or pecuniary motives, seldom by others, swallows what is profered to him with no questions. Needless to say, such food is ill digested, if at all. At examination time, the student proceeds to spew forth,--there is no better word,--on the examination book the material which he has periodically accumulated. And so it goes on,--this relentless pursuit after courses and credits, equivalent almost to dollars and cents; it goes on producing men who are some day to lead nations and peoples in the way they think best...
...other graduates who preserved in later life the vigorous enthusiasm of youth are noticed at some length in the Book Reviews,--John Fiske and Edward Everett Hale. As figures in our national literature, they are fairly well known to the public at large; these reviews will perform a useful function in enticing readers to the bulky biographies recently issued. Yesterday seems so far away that one is grateful for these accounts of latter-day giants...
...meet these needs a nation-wide book-drive will start on March 18, directed by the American Library War Service, and with every public library cooperating: Churches, schools and patriotic societies of all kinds have signified their willingness to help. Thousands of girls and boys are being mobilized to collect books from householders who are too busy to take them to public libraries, and every other means will be used to make the giving of books easy. Two million books is the goal set, but with public interest really aroused, it should be far exceeded.--A. L. A. WAR SERVICE...
...executive committee also decided to back the Red Book financially this year to the full extent of the class resources. Although the subscription price of the Red Book has been raised this year, it is expected that the publication will not be self-supporting this year because of increased expenses...
...addition of the financial chairman to the executive committee will increase the number of members of that body to 12. The present committee consists of 11 members, ex officio: the four class officers, the five Red Book Committee chairmen, the chairman of the dinner and the chairman of the entertainment committee...