Word: demanding
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...fact that Mr. Justin Winsor is to deliver the address is an additional reason for a large attendance, for not only does courtesy demand an acknowledgement of Mr. Winsor's kindness in consenting to address the students, but what he has to say will assuredly be worthy of our closest attention...
Early in the life of Jesus when he would go into Judea to Lazarus, in spite of the dangers Thomas exclaims impulsively, "Let us also go, that we may die with him." His character was an impulsive, mercurial, skeptical one, but when appealed to by a demand for a great service it responded at once. And so now we bemoan the cynicism, indifference and selfishness of the youth of our day, and yet that youth is ready for service, and when appealed to throws aside its indifference...
...risen from a lifeless and insignificant to an active and energetic society, and by its tournaments and matches, has revived an interest throughout the college in two scientific and deservedly popular games. The success of the club during the past year has shown conclusively that chess does not demand too much time and study to hold a secure place among college games, and that whist may be raised to a higher plane than that of a mere diversion of a few idle moments. The promised annual tournaments will serve as a stimulus to players outside of the society, and thus...
...opened the discussion for the negative; he said that he did not demand the increase of the navy as a means to reduce the surplus, nor because of rumors of war, but for purely economical reasons; that our commercial relations with the rest of the world demanded that our navy be largely increased. He quoted many authorities to show that the navy has never been in a worse condition, and claimed that by the testimony of the navy department, the navy is utterly inadequate to our needs. He dwelt particularly upon the necessity of a navy to lend dignity...
...wrong which must be remedied soon, or the result will be disastrous. We believe that the captain is doing his best to put a good crew on the water and that there is no reason why he should not succeed. Whatever the trouble is, the interests of the class demand that it shall be remedied. If the fault lies with the coaching, as our correspondent hints, let that be changed...