Word: keen
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...better sense of the fitness of things than he did in his stroy Philosophy 4, by which he is known, and I fear unfavorably, to most undergraduates. His style is intimate and lively and his enjoyment of the book in question, and of books and music in general so keen and so apparent that we can almost forgive him for his college story...
...first indoor intercollegiate track games will be held in Madison Square Garden March 6 under the auspices of the I. C. A. A. A. A. In the circular sent around by the association it was pointed out that keen competition in track games has been so developed in the last two or three years that a meet such as the one proposed will fill a want among track enthusiasts. In support of this it is pointed out that in the last two years it has been noticeable that champions have failed to repeat their title winning feats in succeeding annual...
...Academy of France, will be given a reception by the Cercle Francais in the club room, Grays 17, next Thursday evening at 7.30 o'clock. M. Brieux is widely known in this country and abroad not only as a dramatist of the first rank but for his keen interest in every branch of social reform. He has used the stage as many men use the pulpit or lecture room, and he has used it with far greater effect. Some of his best known plays are "La Robe Rouge," "Simone," "Les Avarieux," and "Les Trois Filles de M. Dupont...
...operative. In this book of some hundred and fifty pages, the author gives a highly entertaining account of a journey through out-of-the-way spots of Brittany with a small cart and horse. In the score of interesting old towns which he visited, Mr. Whitelock has shown a keen interest in the people and their ways of life. Professor Copeland, to whom the book is dedicated, says, in a letter to the author, "Many others lacking time or opportunity to go, will like to read what you did and saw in Hede and Moncontour and other rarely visited places...
...spoke at some length on efficiency and the keen competition of modern times. The men who succeed are the men who can work without supervision, who know what to do without being told, and who, in addition can supervise others...