Word: getting
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...reason why a young man goes to a university is because life and strength are transmitted from one individual to another. We get strength from a personality, and therefore want to come into contact with great men. That is why, also, in selecting a list of elective courses a man looks first to see whether the instructor is one who has a strong personality, then at the list of text books to be used...
...stated that the "object of the early drawing was to give those men who are not rooming in the Yard a chance to apply for rooms before March 1" and to "bring these men into the Yard." This was one object of the drawing. The other object was to get the class together. So whether a Junior already in the Yard moved into one of the Senior dormitories or whether he came from outside the Yard, made little difference in the attainment of the latter object. The communication stated further that "very few of these men who live outside...
...work has been under the supervision of Coach Frantz, assisted by Chesbro and Keeler, and Captain Clarkson. It has been designed to drill the men in the rudiments of the game, and get their arms and bodies in good shape for the first hard practice next week. In pursuance of this policy the men have been given practice in handling ground balls, and in simple pivot and combination plays; practice in base-sliding was held for the first time yesterday. The battery squads, which include both University and Freshman candidates, have been given exceedingly light work, and particular attention...
...have in hand certain psychological and linguistic studies. I have a working hypothesis that a man cannot translate from one language to another correctly if his mind is prepossessed with opinions on the subject. For the purpose of testing this hypothesis, I wish to get one or more Harvard students who know Greek enough to pass the ordinary entrance examination to the Greek courses of Harvard, and who are not familiar with the contents of the Bible, nor with the belief of Christian churches, to translate for me certain passages from the Bible. The passages will be very short...
...following members of the University crew squad must procure membership tickets to one of the boat clubs and get lockers at once, to be ready to row tomorrow: M. R. Brownell, L. Burchard, J. P. B. Duffy, P. W. Flint, R. Foster, C. A. Hartwell, R. Haycock, A. C. Judd, F. C. Kellogg, C. Lawson, D. Lloyd, K. Moller, H. C. Ober, R. F. Pleasanton, W. C. Richmond, R. Sanger, O. N. Shepard, W. Shuebruk, E. E. Smith, L. T. Swaim, G. Switzer, J. D. Tew, H. B. Webster, J. L. White...