Word: habit
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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More satisfactory is the study of Rideout's work. Here, at least, we have what is worth having and worth noting: the views of an enthusiastic admirer who is at the age when admiration is generous and little restricted by the habit of criticism. It is not possible to accept all the conclusions of the writer, especially as he invalidates some of them himself--e. g., the simile of the lizard on the wall--but it is pleasant to see the genuine attempt to give a reason for the faith that is in the enthusiast...
...press in instructing its readers about the various candidates. From time to time declarations have been made that nothing short of providential interference could prevent the selection of this or that man. These announcements have been made practically out of whole cloth as the Corporation is not in the habit of communicating its deliberations to outsiders except through formal records after decisions have been reached. During this period of speculation by outsiders the Corporation has not been idle and it would not be surprising to hear the result of their search before long. According to precedent, their choice will...
...those who come here. One of these maxims is this: it is undignified--by some it might be called bad manners --to make unnecessary noises with the crockery, to throw food and make a general disturbance in a hall where a large number of gentlemen are in the habit of congregating to take their meals. This has recently been the situation at Memorial when visitors have appeared in the gallery...
...College Catalogue. They vary but little from one year to the next, but hidden away in a 700 page book in the midst of every other possible bit of academic information concerning the University, they are apt to be overlooked, and for that reason the CRIMSON is in the habit of publishing them early in the year in the hope that they may be noticed by some who otherwise might be ignorant of the possibilities at hand. And it is very doubtful if these possibilities are appreciated in anything like their proper degree. A fund in the neighborhood...
Professor Palmer, the second speaker, devoted himself to the subject of college chapel. Its value is three-fold: it cultivates the habit of punctuality by giving definiteness to the first hours of the day; it is an intellectual stimulus; it provides a religious stimulus. L. K. Lunt speaking for the undergraduates, urged appreciation of the opportunities offered here and warned against hasty judgments or harsh censure...