Word: goodness
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...character and showing that his greatness lay not in lacking human passions, but in controlling them, except on those rare occasions when to have done so would have been more than human. One of the most wholesome things that an American can do is to read a good bit of Washington's correspondence during the Revolutionary War. Then he can appreciate the constancy and grandeur of the man in the midst of unparalleled difficulties. For him who has not the time or the opportunity to do this, the fifth chapter of "The Seven Ages of Washington" can be commended...
...first half the second team played a fast game and led with the score of 8 to 6, but the University team braced in the second half and won with the score of 15 to 10. The game was very spirited, and the defensive work was exceptionally good for the first day of practice...
...interests of the people, forget their trust, become selfish, take what does not belong to them and aid and abet evil institutions. This is more than treason, it is a crime against government itself. It means the paralysis of the democratic spirit of a community and the tendency of good men to be indifferent to its welfare...
...leadership of public-spirited private citizens is very essential to the maintenance of good government and the hearty co-operation of every citizen is also needed. Every member of a community should be responsible for the actions of its officers, not merely by voting, on election day, but by keeping in constant touch with the acts of these officials and seeing that they do not misuse their power...
...their lead to the end of the game. The Seniors covered their men more effectively than the Sophomores, and their team work was better. Both teams were very weak at shooting baskets. Mossman and Wyman played the best game for the Seniors, and Sheehan's basket shooting was very good...