Word: broadness
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...would require a flood of sentiment to convince one's reason or taste that Dane Hall in its present condition is a thing of beauty. Even before the fire, that building was entirely unsuited to its surroundings; the invasion of broad streets and the subway made it seem anachronistic. Yet in spite of its lack of the artistic, in spite of its being the home of the Bursar, Dane Hall had a certain charm. It could always glance over at Matthews or peer round the corner at Weld and put those two to shame from the standpoint of personal attraction...
Down across the broad fields of by-ways of our land, on through main traveled roads and the busy thoroughfares of cities, drives the heavy chariot of Mars, his sleek black horses caparisoned with shining armor. As he sounds his silver bugle, thousands of fair youths heed its call, and trudge bravely forth to do his bidding. From shop and home they come, from the canons of great cities, from the gray cloisters of the universities, all march behind the great van of the tyrant, all with high ideals and hearts undisturbed by the grim realities around them. For theirs...
...order that the field of discussion may be as broad as possible, it is planned to place the groups under the supervision of professors from many different departments of the University, and each man will be allowed to enrol in a group under an instructor in whose particular field he is most interested. Meetings will be held by the groups at regular intervals and various topics will be brought up in each for consideration...
Because of the small number of contestants this year, the broad jump, which was originally included among today's events, will not take place. The usual interclass relay race has been curtailed, too, and the contest this afternoon will only be between the Freshmen and a team composed of Sophomores, Juniors and one Senior...
...much intelligent energy as is now applied to the higher but less vital activities of our civilization. While the college man cannot compete with the technically-trained man in the technical processes of production, he probably has a higher place in their ultimate direction. The man with the broad understanding of industry and human polity, not the specialist in one productive process, will devise the sweeping industrial reforms we need...