Word: distinct
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...English spoken in the United States is made up of many dialects, and we can tell at once where a man comes from by his manner of speech. With the negroes, however, there are 12 distinct dialects, which the ordinary American cannot distinguish. Mr. Smith paid a warm tribute to Thomas Nelson Page and Joel Chandler Harris for adding a unique page to English literature. Negro faithfulness cannot be overrated. In the old days the southerners entrusted the protection of their wives, mothers, sweethearts and daughters to negroes. Today the newspapers are filled with accounts of their atrocious crimes. This...
...when the training tables were moved to the present Varsity Club was perhaps deplored, but its necessity was denied by none. The Union could not devote more space to athletics and the Training Table Room was obviously inadequate. In the future, although the new Varsity Club will be quite distinct from the Union, the close connection that should exist between the interests and spirit of the two organizations will be fostered...
...Summer School authorities announce for next summer a course in Fine Arts to be given in London on "Turner and the Land cape Painters of his Time." This course will be a distinct innovation in the teaching of Fine Arts. It will begin on Wednesday, July 5, and end on Tuesday, August 15, and will be open to women as well...
...discussion of the effect of athletics upon a college or university at large, the members of such an institution divide themselves into two distinct classes. The first is composed of athletes on the University teams; the second includes all other undergraduates. Athletics affect these two classes differently, and consequently they must be separately considered in questioning the advantage and disadvantage of competitive intercollegiate sport...
...over-celebrate, in case of a Harvard victory, is especially hurtful this year in that the game is at New Haven. A distinct impression of the Harvard undergraduate will be carried away by every spectator of the game, and if his behavior is not in accordance with the best traditions, this impression will defame the University in the public mind. If the team can win, the players and all Harvard men are entitled to enjoy its victory unmarred by unseemly conduct after the game...