Word: comee
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...most broadening, enlarging and stimulating place to be found. Every young man needs to acquire a habit of concentration, and a devotion to purpose, without inquiring too much whether he enjoys the process or whether he himself always perceives at the moment its direct relation to what is to come afterward. He must learn to put forth effort, because he has faith in the end to be attained, not because the means to that end suit his taste. --The World's Work...
...such other forms of rowing outside the usual eight-oared crews. The work is entirely voluntary, and there will be races later in the fall if enough men report. It is expected that a coach can be secured, but that also depends largely on the number of men who come...
...surprise was sprung on the first University football team yesterday when Coach Paul Withington '09 brought Team A of 1923 into the Stadium for a scrimmage. This was the last scrimmage before the two games on Saturday, when the University come up against the fast Colby team and the Freshman meet Worcester Academy at Worcester...
From Washington come reports that Congress is considering the appropriation of several billions of dollars for the giving of further bonuses. At first glance most of us will approve. We have acquired the habit of receiving money unexpectedly and we like...
...Yankee doughboy. The Dominion is making a some what tardy retribution for what she probably now considers parsimonious treatment during the war. War time generosity has its advantages; peace time must bring a curtailment of all expenditures. We cannot fool ourselves into believing that the money does not come from our pockets; liberality takes on another aspect when it means increased taxation. Much of the present unrest is due to the mistaken attitude of large groups towards the government. War time salaries, lavish expenditures for material, and railroad concessions have caused these people to look upon Congress as one vast...