Word: grave
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...cherished honor and rights of the whole nation are at stake. Political affiliations and party differences should be forgotten, and every Democrat, Republican, Socialist and Prohibitionist should regard themselves as members of one organization, the American Party, whose single aim is the honorable performance of this country's grave responsibilities...
...view of the grave developments that have taken place since my letter was published in Saturday's CRIMSON, I think it behooves me to make a few statements as to my personal attitude. I believe that this country has made the greatest mistake in its history and I am terribly sorry. As I have already indicated, I think the reasons for breaking off diplomatic relations are not at all sufficient, and I hope that some day this country will come to realize this. It will be a very sad awakening, but it will do us a world of good...
...strong and self-confident opinions and positive expression, he was a kindly spirit, hospitable, generous, appreciative of others. His mental energy seemed limitless, his industry tireless, his optimism unquenchable. He exemplified his own ideal of productive scholarship, and carried to the grave with him plans for more books than most of us would think of achieving in a lifetime
...Yale Battalion has passed away. Peace to its ashes! May a loud and long volley of musketry ring out over its grave and may full military honors be accorded the corpse. No one who served with the Batteries last summer is sorry to see the last of them...
...Three years ago the Institute of Arts and Sciences as a division of a university was an untried experiment. There was grave doubt on the hand as to whether such a system of popular lectures on a subscription basis would receive adequate support in New York city, which already offered so many free lectures, and also the best in the filed, of drama and music. There was doubt on the other hand as to how far the university could undertake the popularization of knowledge without detracting from or interfering with the regular academic work and standards...