Word: finding
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...principle of equality could be possible than in singling out certain war heroes to receive honor from their Alma Mater, and leaving others unhonored and unsung. It is not difficult to appreciate the feelings of the enlisted man who, after sacrificing his studies to serve his country, returns to find his service to country and college ignored by--the--one who should accord him most honor. Of all places in the world a man should stand squarely upon his merits in the eyes of his Alma Mater. Otherwise, bitterness and hatred are bound to result as has occurred in this...
...present entrance examinations are not the final means of selecting college men. Out of justice to the candidates for a degree, some examination for admittance must be made to prevent men from making large outlays of money and time only to find themselves incapable of keeping up with the work required. After using several methods the comprehensive examination system at present seems to be the most practical for determining the candidate's ability and at the same time for maintaining a high standard for college work, Columbia has gone one step further in adopting psychological tests as well as examining...
When one is carried away by the sheer force of another's personality, he begins to believe that there must be something in what that other is teaching. The biggest men generally try to find out what one does know instead of what one does not know. Under such conditions it is a poor student indeed who does not respond to the stimulant...
Lieutenant Earl Thompson West '18, of Woburn was killed in action in the Argonne Forest on September 30, 1918, instead of at Chateau-Thierry on July 1, as was previously reported. Lieutenant West was leading a patrol to find out the position of the German front line trenches...
...could send a force capable of putting a stop to all bloodshed and of restoring order, thus allowing the economic resources to reorganize and facilitating the shipment of food. Then, when all was quiet, we would support whatever government or governments in the several parts of Russia could find the backing of the people. Such governments would in time stand or fall on their own ability to keep order...