Word: keenest
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Governor McCall has done well to communicate to the authorities at Halifax the expression of his keenest sympathy, with the assurance that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will go to the limit in extending to the stricken people every sort of succor or assistance that is open to us. The ties between Nova Scotia and its capital and our State and city are close and warm. The consequences of the disaster, in physical suffering and very likely in hunger, must be instant and terrible. Let us start our help at once. The railway and the sea should bear it even before...
...most notable contribution to the number is an article on the "Psychology of the Raw Recruit," by Mr. Floyd H. Allport '13. It should be read with the keenest attention by everyone commanding or serving in troops. "Sensory and motor reactions," etc. may possibly seem out of place in an article on drilling, but nothing is more certain than that a proper knowledge of mass psychology is the most important part of what Mr. Allport calls "the rhythm of the army cadence," at least in its early developments. The whole point of his article is that "man is made...
...meet promises to bring out the keenest kind of competition, as the star runners of the leading colleges and athletic clubs of the East have been entered. Sixteen relay races are included in the program and a good proportion of these together with the Hunter mile and the three mile run should be the feature events. The University will take part in three of the relay races; the 780-yard team and the Freshmen will run against the corresponding Yale teams and the short distance team will meet that from Cornell...
...cannot be legally done is a question which the Supreme Court is soon to decide, but whatever the outcome Harvard has given an example of disinterestedness and whole-souled devotion to the general cause of education that has few equals. At a time when there is the keenest rivalry among American universities for the largest endowments, the largest number of students, and the greatest variety of departments, Harvard has shown that she can place quality above quantity and the general interests of education ahead of those of a particular institution. It is hardly too much to say that...
...Those who have been fortunate enough to squeeze in once always return to the next of his evenings, followed by a host of expectant friends. "Copey's" readings have become an integral part of Harvard's cultural background. They are among the pleasantest memories of graduates and the keenest expectation of undergraduates. As preparation for the Christmas spirit there could be nothing better than to hear him at the Union tonight...