Word: keener
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...best things in the number are the five literary essays which are quite up to the former standards; not so broadly human, kindly, but keener and more exacting, perhaps a little intolerant. The four men who discuss Dowson, Poetic Drama and The Poet have expressed, very professionally, attitudes rather individual. Harrison's "Dowson" takes a fling at the old heresy that the morals of a genius do not matter, even while he has a little sympathy for the genius...
...University, will deliver a series of four free public lectures on "Types of the Modern Drama," in the Lecture Hall of the Boston Public Library on Wednesday evenings at 8 o'clock. The first lecture will be on Wednesday. The purpose of these lectures is to arouse a keener interest among theatre-goers in the better kinds of contemporary plays, and to sharpen the appreciation of the art of the theatre...
...were made a requirement for the A.B. degree that a man should go out for at least one prize during his course, no doubt the competition for prizes would be keener, but the essential benefit of prize work to the individual would be lost. This benefit comes from the fact that a man works for a prize voluntarily and of his own free will. The knowledge that he gains from the work sinks deeper because the prize essay is essentially his own and his whole interest...
...mile run was the event which was awaited with keener anticipation than any other. Everyone knew that the race lay between Jones and Paull with Hanavan of Michigan a strong competitor. Howell of Princeton set the pace for the first quarter, which was run in 59 2-5 seconds. Paull then came up into the lead, upon which Jones began to forge his way to the front from the midst of the main body of runners. Hanavan was taking his pace from Paull and running easily. The time for the half-mile was 2 minutes, 8 1-5 seconds...
...same result would not have been reached at Harvard. We believe that there is not the competition here that there should be for membership in the single society which bases its elections primarily on excellence in scholarship. Certainly it is true that the competition at New Haven is far keener and that at Yale the Phi Beta Kappa holds a higher place in the estimation of undergraduates...