Word: contention
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...ordinary man, intent upon his own affairs, and content to let the universe whirl on as it it will so long as it does not bother him, the fact that men devote their whole lives to the stars is of little moment. He feels that it is a great waste of time, perhaps--that is all. Unknown to him is the fact that he sets his watch according to time given him by astronomers, that ships could not navigate the seas; that the commerce of the world depends on the painstaking care and self-sacrificing effort of men whose names...
...outside of the financial benefit accruing to the Endowment Fund, such a trip would undoubtedly raise the name of the University throughout the country. In times past, Harvard was content to rest on its worth alone. Those who came to test that worth were welcome, but no effort was made to encourage their coming. As a consequence, only the ones who lived nearby did come here, and the charge of sectionalism was made against the University. In the last fifteen years, due to the work of the Harvard Clubs, the cause for the prejudice was largely overcome. But the words...
...further proof of the presence of spring were needed, the horticultural activities in the Yard furnish it. The superannuated gentry who appear from nowhere each spring and with withered hands minister to sadly bedraggled borders, are with us once again. Not content with knocking off our hats as we pass, by the vigorous sweeps of their rake handles or with flinging grass seed inadvertently upon our newest outing garments, these ancient toilers have this year, conceived the notion of erecting formidable wire entanglements about arbitrary to man's lands, and thus sheltered they enjoy ham sandwich "spreads" during the noon...
...content with reforming the curriculum, they must needs reform the extra-curriculum activities at Yale. And this is mainly the work of the students themselves. But in such an atmosphere of reform it would hardly be reasonable to suppose that even the irresponsible undergraduate could escape the fever. It is worse than a revivalist camp meeting! The paramount idea in this reform is, of course, that provided men do not give as much time to outside activities, they will devote more time to their studies. By preventing a man from doing more than a certain amount of athletics, writing, managing...
Even to those who have other fields as their ultimate aim, a year in the Merchant Marine would not be wasted. Many men have found that their adventurous spirit was whetted by war experiences, and are not content to resume the uneventful existence of their pre-war days. For men of this sort, the Merchant Marine, with its voyages and experiences through the seven seas, is the one vehicle by which such restless young Americans can gratify the spirit of pioneering awakened by the world...