Word: favorable
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...naval preparedness and arouse public influence to secure some systematic plan of national defence along the lines laid down by the National Security Commission created by Congress. Several prominent men, including the Hon. A. P. Gardner '86, M.C., Professors T. N. Carver and R. M. Johnton, will speak in favor of increasing our army and navy. The League will hold meetings at regular intervals hereafter at which it will be addressed by prominent men. Further details about the machinery and working of the League will be explained at the meeting this evening. It is hoped that a large number...
...they would not tolerate for an instant in their "outside" activities. They assume their grade is merely a provisional one which can be raised by a little personal persuasion. Tacitly, they accuse the marker of discrimination against them, in the very breath in which they ask for a personal favor. And yet these men would be the last to admit or desire "pull" in their other work. Mark-pulling is a little more inexcusable than any other kind...
...University scored almost at will. Townsend played a strong game at wing and Phillips and Doty did effective work as centres. Phillips scored twice in this period and Baldwin also caged the puck on a pass from Phillips, the half ending with the score 6 to 0 in favor of the University...
...proposal recently made to the Intercollegiate Rowing Association in regard to an "American Henley," modelled after the English regatta, has been attracting considerable attention lately. The prevalent feeling seems to be that the idea would be highly impracticable, although several colleges, notably Princeton and Cornell, have declared themselves in favor of the proposal...
...going is fairly good; but on the northern side, the domain of the Corporation, it is abominable. In the Yard, most of the board walks are now visible, but not through any human effort. And the contrast between the southern and northern shores of Massachusetts avenue does not favor the University as a caretaker...