Word: contently
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...conservative and therefore could be trusted to administer the country in a quiet, calm and dignified manner, without rushing into new and dangerous legislation. Bonar Law's term of office is conspicuous for its lack of enterprise. Nothing important, excepting the Baldwin Budget, was accomplished. He was content to keep Britain out of the Ruhr, to let trade take its own course, to keep out of foreign politics as much as possible. He cannot claim any credit for the agreement with Washington on the British debt; that was decided upon by Lloyd George. He tried to reduce unemployment by common...
...electrifying. When I want a trip to Hell, I simply enter the subway. I never dreamed there was a place where a man could put out people's eyes, smash them in the jaw, knock them down, kick them about and throttle them to his heart's content without anybody minding it in the least. It is a spiritual panacea, absolutely...
...notes that are on public sale are of dubious value in themselves and are most relied on by those who know least how to use them with discretion. Days go quickly, examinations come almost unawares; and it is a temptation to stock up with second hand knowledge and be content with passing. If the warning of the Senior were heeded, there would be fewer regrets in the future and more real learning in the present...
...relation with the undergraduates--a policy which stresses the personal case as opposed to the impersonal ruling and red tape. Of this policy the extension of the "Quarter Day" plan to include final examination rulings, as announced yesterday, is a part. It is just that students who are content with low grades should be disciplined. But it is also just that students who have received low grades should be given an opportunity to plead any extenuating circumstances which may be responsible...
...goes to college not to develop himself, but to distinguish himself. Since the road to distinction leads at present through athletics and "activities" rather than through studies, a distortion of emphasis naturally results. A student's object becomes to "make" a club, team, or organization; and he feels content when he has attained that object...