Word: goodness
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...certain difference in the task of editing a daily compared with that of publishing a fortnightly or monthly. And it may be noted that a bad joke is only a slight incident in one's mental life, but what one considers a bad editorial leaves a deep irritation. One good joke wipes out the memory of a thousand bad ones...
...first place, although the Marine Corps promises with every good intention that all college students who enlist will be discharged immediately upon their return to this country in the fall, the process of discharge is necessarily slow, and, taken in addition to the recognized possibility of a return several weeks after college begins, might well play have with a successful fall term. Besides, small opportunity would be given for travel or the observation of general conditions overseas, except from the very limited viewpoint of the single village in which the enlisted student would probably be stationed for guard-duty...
...means certain that he has reached the mature state of judgment at which he will unerringly choose the things best for his present and future welfare. The College recognizes this by directing his life to a considerable degree during the Freshman year. If this is required for his ultimate good in regard to studies and mode of life, it is even more necessary in regard to physical training. This is, after all, the basis upon which future success in life must be founded...
...been commenced by the University Gun Club at the trap-house on Soldiers Field, and shooting at clay pigeons has been started. An average of six men are shooting there every day, but as more than a dozen men have joined the club, there is every prospect of a good team being formed with the opening of College next fall...
Hawker has contributed much toward world-progress in aviation; in his next attempt he will probably contribute more. But perhaps his greatest service has been purely unintentional. He has made two great kindred nations feel keenly how like they are, one to the other, in their basic love of good sportsmanship. He has brought Britain and America closer, perhaps, than ever before, thus imparting even more life and substance to the cordial and brotherly words uttered by President Wilson in London and Manchester last December...