Word: equal
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...course of an address before the National Collegiate Athletic Association on December 29th Dean Briggs said: "There may be reasons why the athletic coach should not receive three times as much as a professor of Greek, but there is no reason why he should not hold a position of equal dignity." Athletics and studies are too often regarded as competitive rather than complementary, to the detriment of each. As a result few athletes find time to do justice to their scholastic work, while on the other hand the most brilliant students are frequently forced to neglect their physical well-being...
...have been hindered to a great extent by the credulity of the public in accepting the results of guess-work, fraud and chance coincidence through mediums, a great deal has been done through such mediums as Mrs. Piper, who was first discovered by Professor William James and others of equal importance. The various records of psychic phenomena which Dr. Hyslop set before the meeting revealed in a most interesting manner the basis for his belief that streams of consciousness survive the body. "I believe," said the noted psychologist in concluding, "that you cannot prove the existence of God without proving...
...field. July 1, 1916, was a momentous day for the British 'Tommy' for on that day the war realy began, as far as the Allies are concerned and with the first rush of the Somme offensive the British soldier, inexperienced and hastily trained, proved himself the equal, nay, the superior, of the German 'bosch...
...teach it. There years ago he was coaching a preparatory school eleven in the West. Last year he produced an eleven that outrushed and out-downed both Harvard and Yale. This year he developed a team that was equipped manually to defeat Yale and which played Harvard with equal chances for victory...
...hazardous to make a guess and be fair in picking two ends from the five: Harte, Coolidge, Comerford, Moseley and Highley. Harte and Moseley were given first choice because they were the more spectacular in the games. The other men were equal some respects, better in others, but alertness is one of the greatest assets end can have. Harte and Moseley saved the day for Harvard and Yale against Princeton; therefore they were put on the wings on an all-star team...