Word: great
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...hope that the Athletic Committee at its final meeting today will seriously consider this matter, which has been in the air for years past. If it abolishes the system, the Committee will be conferring a great blessing upon the College in general, and the prospective members of the class of 1913 in particular...
...confused, as it sometimes is, with that of honesty in written work done outside of the class room. Here we have a real honor system, and here there is abundant opportunity for the exercise of that virtue which Mr. Macgowan extols. When we see how frequent and great the temptation is, we ought to be glad and proud that so few fall before...
...such negative votes, unless he knew the quality of the voter. Above all it would be dangerous for our elective system, if serious students were guided by such a commentary in the choice of their courses. There may be poor courses in the University, but the chances are great that this kind of canvassing with this kind of answering and tabulating entirely distorts the picture and works as a warning, just when encouragement would be in the highest interest of the University. If such a canvass became influential, we should rapidly come to a point where only the immediately "useful...
...inauguration of President R. C. Maclaurin of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Symphony Hall yesterday morning, President Lowell, in greeting President Maclaurin in behalf of the University, spoke first of the great population of Boston and its vicinity, and of the small natural resources of New England as compared with some other parts of the country. "And yet," he said, "I believe it would be hard to find any other spot in the whole world where the comfort and the standard of living are so high. Our success has been due to the intellectual and moral education...
President Lowell spoke on College life. First he spoke of the benefits which a man should get from a college education, saying that the social opportunities were a very great advantage. He dwelt on the power of growth, both physical and intellectual, as being essential and to be developed evenly. One should not overdo any special subject but should try all. Specialization is to be avoided in college. A man should make his acquaintance as large as possible, and his friends should not all be of one set. By making friends with men from every section you not only benefit...