Word: honorers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...permission to segregate himself. On the other hand, contests like those conducted by the Pulitzers and publicly accredited with fairness, as far as fairness, as far as fairness is a human capacity, will continue to inspire artistic effort, not to be scorned even if directed toward profit and honor...
...system was inaugurated in order, first to cut down the council to a more easily handled size, and second, to do away with the feeling that membership in the Council is not an ex-officio honor, but a responsible position of prestige. Fifteen men from the two upper classes compose the entire present body of the Council, and of these ten are elected by the members of the classes...
...true that our early college buildings were called "colleges" instead of "halls;" but that does not mean they were colleges in the English sense. As late as 1812, the corporation "Voted, that the new College be called Holworthy Hall in honor to the memory of Sir Matthew Holworthy, deceased." There was no plan for a dining hall or common room in Holworthy. Your statement that "each building was a separate unit with its own sleeping quarters, kitchen, dining room and in many cases Library is incorrect. That statement was made about 25 years ago, and conclusively disproved by Albert Matthews...
...itself. Wilson was a man of peace, hated war. He did almost too well. They had not beaten him with the preparedness issue; the country was not prepared when the Republicans had turned it over to him; so they tried to make his decisions for him. He, declining the honor, is accused of snubbing! An unkind joke...
...professors and students of New York University have met on a new field of honor. Their jousting ground is a sheet of paper; their passage of arms the United States mail. Each side propounds question after its own kind, the professors chiefly wanting to know which end of a cow rises first and the students abhirs to discover why tourists visited Montreal before...