Word: keeps
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...knew his place and kept in it. There was no hazing,--it was unnecessary,--but the Freshman respected the upperclassman and treated him with consideration. In those days the Freshman was rarely asked to Boston dances, and when thus allowed to mingle with older men he knew how to keep in the background. So far, this year's extra hospitality has been misspent for, instead of appreciating such kindness, the underclassman has taken the attitude that no activity, college or social, can exist without him. And so, haughty and proud of his supposed fame, like the "rah-rah boy" posters...
...willing to forget the price of a show or two for the good cheer which these Smileage books will bring to thousands of our men. Judge Lindsay says: "Smileage is not only an inspiration, but one of the most practical things in this war. Smileage will do more to keep our boys wholesome than all other forms of free entertainment combined...
...change being that now one does not salute unless in uniform and covered,--merely stand at attention facing the music. If in civilian dress and covered, raise the head-dress and hold opposite the left shoulder. It is urged that all keep this in mind, an opportunity to put it into execution may be expected at the lecture and band concert on March...
...Phillips Brooks House Association has issued a call for more books for the Text-Book Loan Library. Any contributions of books which their owners no longer care to keep will be welcome. The books will be loaned upon a small deposit to students who can not well afford to purchase them, and upon the return of each book all but five cents of the deposit will be refunded. More than 150 men made use of this library last year...
...suggestion has been made that in war time when colleges are reduced in size, less attention to the qualification of applicants for admission might be given, with a rigid elimination later of those who cannot keep the pace, or who do not prove capable of doing the work well. That sounds reasonable, but anyone, who is in the habit of conducting a class knows that the pace depends upon the students as well as the instructor, and that to add to a class even a small proportion of men less competent than the rest inevitably slows the pace...