Word: certaines
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Another misfortune is that when a controversy has taken on a certain form it is impossible for us to get outside the presuppositions of that form. Dr. Flexner says: 'Teach science and practical craftsmanship.' We immediately take for granted that this means no Latin. Straightway the representatives of the classics take the stage as Dr. Flexner's principal opponent...
...certain stiffness and restraint in the Harvard manner invariably makes an unfavorable impression on a man accustomed to the breeziness of the free-and-easy West, but it can hardly be taken to mean that there is less of real democracy at Cambridge than in the college towns on the Coast. Harvard democracy is accustomed to express itself in a less demonstrative fashion, that is all, and although it lies deeper beneath the surface, its presence cannot be denied...
Owing to the absence from College of certain students and to the illness of others, the Commandant has authorized the tailor to continue the measurements of such men who have not been measured, today and tomorrow, from 9 to 13, and 1 to 6. G. CORDIER Captain, U. S. Army, Commandant...
...periods of training will probably be so arranged that some may begin in July and that those who so desire will not have to begin until August. It is certain that in case there is no war the men can get back in time for the opening of the University...
...Harvard existed the University football teams tasted defeat year after year. The numbers at the games were small and unenthusiastic, and the Crimson supporters regarded football as a necessary evil among sports. Suddenly there came a change. Football was transformed into the most highly organized of all college activities. Certain prominent graduates interested themselves in the development of an efficient system of coaching, and immediately increased numbers of undergraduates responded to the call for candidates when they realized that their efforts would receive the attention they deserved. Much to the surprise of those who were ignorant of the reorganization, Harvard...