Word: grasps
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...speakers tonight will emphasize the religious side of Appleton's influence. What we wish to point out here is that every man owes it to himself at least to become familiar with his opportunities; and under such a name we place Appleton Chapel. Whether the individual wants to grasp this opportunity, he can decide for himself after the has heard the President and the other speakers. But let no man be so narrow as to refuse to listen...
...four instead of three all over the field, or at least within the 25-yard line--will gain many adherents. The rules forbidding tackling below the knees and decreeing that the ball is dead when any part of a man except his feet touches the ground when in the grasp of an opponent should either be modified or enforced...
...source it has been my good fortune to hear. I doubt very much if there are more than three or four living Americans who could speak for an hour and a half on political questions, and hold the audience in deepest interest and handle their subject with such complete grasp and skill. More than that, Mrs. Pankhurst is a woman of rare charm and of the highest idealism. How could Harvard be so lacking in courtesy, chivalry and good taste as to refuse to let her have our finest lecture hall...
Civilization is in the grasp of an anarchy, greater than has been generally perceived because of the orthodoxy of the unthinking masses. But among trained philosophers there is intellectual chaos. There is no one voice sufficiently authoritative to carry with it any conviction beyond a personal preference. The tendency is growing, not to deny God, but to neglect His influence in daily life...
...more effectively and permanently than does mere listening. Besides, notes often prove the means of arousing a student's interest in what had hitherto seemed a very dull course, and the better work which invariably attends increased interest consequently results. More important still, note taking teaches one to grasp the essentials and to unearth the underlying fundamentals from the mass of illustrations and illusions by which they are oftentimes obscured. Also, condensation and conciseness of expression are promoted by careful note taking. Finally, a very practical side to the advantages accruing from the possession of complete notes becomes apparent...