Word: evens
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...fairy tale, the house was built from the top downwards, first the chimney and last of all the foundations. Even today we do much the same thing. We build our lofty ideal castles in the air, and then the task confronts us of adding to them the foundations which shall make them materialize. Those who can do this are those who achieve success. And it is a hard task. We belong to two worlds, the real and the ideal, and each has its share in our lives. All things have birth in the former; but they must gain their full...
...last number of Harper's Weekly Walter Camp has an article on professionalism in college athletics. Mr. Camp says that professionalism is certainly gaining ground in all athletic sports and especially in colleges. He is in sympathy with the action taken by the Intercollegiate Foot-ball Association, and recommends even stronger legislation. He suggests the plan of debarring every man from playing on university teams during his first year at college. Though this might pre vent a certain amount of professionalism, it seems unjust that anyone coming to college with an honest purpose should not be allowed to represent...
...have mentioned earlier in this article, my own preference is for even more severe legislation, and the limiting of eligibility to those who have spent one full year at the university, and who are regularly connected with any department Whatever action is taken, the rule will undoubtedly be modified after a year's experiment, but will be nevertheless of radical benefit...
...orator at the Phi Beta Kappa dinner this year will be Francis A. Walker, president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His economical writings and the many responsible positions he has held in the public service have given him reputation even much beyond New England...
...either case. If a man does put upon paper what is not his own, he will doubtless have no hesitation in breaking his pledge of honor. It is but a short step from one to the other. The fact, however, that there is no supervision may possibly appeal to even the most dishonest man and show him the littleness of cheating under such conditions. Though every college has, and will continue to have, its class of cheaters, the sense of honor of the vast majority of undergraduates is stronger than is commonly supposed; and if the honest element in college...