Word: gaining
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...accumulation of riches or of knowledge which they do not share. That youth who is consecrated to this religion of service, giving himself to his God, as he finds God in his fellowmen, that youth is endowed with life's most durable and most precious compensation. He may not gain recognition or pleasures or riches or ease, but these are the accidental gifts of life and they are not essential to the fulfillment of his destiny. It is not enough that we should have had our tears and have known our laughter. We must give the benefit of our tears...
...salient feature of the figures is the steady gain which has taken place among the western universities during the past year. With the exception of Columbia, for which exact registration figures have not yet been secured, all the eastern universities either show a slight loss or else have remained almost stationary. Dartmouth has shown the greatest loss, being smaller this year by over 100 students, while Columbia has made the greatest gain, followed by the University of California. 1. Columbia, 10,000 2. University of California, 6,659 3. University of Michigan, 4,931 4. Cornell, 4,518 5. Harvard...
Reasons for Gain...
...will ipso facto receive high grades. But the high grades are not the sole aim and object of his work. When a candidate for a paper or, an athletic team reports, he is not prompted by any feeling of altruism, but is out to do his best to gain a position on an editorial board or to win the insignia of a team. The editorial position or the letter represent his proficiency in the line of work he pursues. Similarly the undergraduate scholar is ambitions to distinguish himself in scholarship and is cager to win the mark of proficiency...
...great feature of the game was Pumpelly's drop-kick from the 50-yard line in the last three minutes of play. With the score standing at 6 to 3 against them and being apparently unable to make any successful gain through rushing tactics, Yale sent in Pumpelly in a last attempt to even the score. The ball hit the cross-bar but bounced in the right direction and the game was saved...