Word: careers
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...interrupted for a time in his football career by the outbreak of the war. At that time he became an Ensign in the Navy, and was a member of the staff of Admiral H. P. Jones, commander of the Cruiser and Transport Force. The ship Murray was on, the S. S. Santiago, went down on July...
...deep seated interest in all the activities of college men; the policy of opening its doors to new and foreign students, and of guiding them in the start of their college career; the recruiting for social service work and a hundred and one other activities, small and large, are the means by which the Association reaches the heart of the University...
This argument is founded upon the delusion that every verdant Freshman who enters the gates of Harvard knows just what is best for him, and that he will carry out to the letter this wisely planned schedule for his college career; which is a delightful prospect, but conceived in the clouds. It is hard to believe, with the new departmental examinations, the stress put upon "intellectual responsibility," and the liberal courses offered, that Harvard is fostering the "type" and discouraging "whatsoever things are elevated...
...established fact that the solid majority of each class at Harvard proves thoroughly capable of riding both horses at once, and doing it well. In fact, the maintenance of a constant balance between these two phases of college life is the truest criterion of a successful all-around college career...
...after life. He will have had in addition to the mental training of his studies, the invaluable experience of learning how to conduct himself among his comrades, and how to meet new friends. He will apply the rules of the college game in the work of his life career...