Word: developing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Just such are Economics A, English 41, and all of the elementary courses; but English A--as Mr. Gavit states, it is handicapped by that name--is a course more elementary in that it is more fundamental. The vision that it can give, and the faculties that it can develop, make it a necessary preliminary to all study. "It affords the framework and warp into which all the rest of his college and postgraduate work and intellectual acquisitions of his after life may be built and interwoven...
...fourth place the development of water power is not inseparably connected with the development of navigation on the St. Lawrence. The power can and should be developed now. The navigation will not come for years in the most hopeful aspect. The power can be developed more economically by private capital than by taxes levied on the people. The finances of Canada and the United States are in such condition that a government development of power could not come for many years. As the private capital is ready to develop the power offered by the St. Lawrence, why should New England...
...Coach Tolbert is still in need of mere material for the yearling shot-put and hammer-throw. In the past it has been possible for men who are rowing to spend an hour or so each afternoon in track work and Coach Tolbert is sure that he can develop winning material in the weight events from inexperienced men if they are willing to practice regularly...
Coach Bingham spoke of "Progress" as the important point for each individual to remember, progress attained by faithful daily practice, rather than by attempt to establish records in the first week. He laid great stress on the fact that any man with "two arms, two legs and determination" could develop into a successful track athlete. "Every meet this year", Mr. Bingham said, "will be our objective, with the Yale meet on May 13, as the super-objective." He also emphasized a cordial spirit towards opponents as well as towards other members of the squad; of combining a spirit...
...best selling argument. Writers may be expected to append their ratings to their names, such as William Shakespeare 22.4. Critics will debate whether one-tenth of one percent would be intoxicating for a budding novelist; and flappers will have only to consult their "Table of Critical Values" to develop the correct line for an intellectual visitor...