Word: keys
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Every year some newspaper man goes through the pawn shops of New York or Boston, and on the strength of discovering a Phi Beta Kappa key or two in pawn, writes an article to show that leaders in the scholastic world are generally failures in life. Probably no fallacy has more credence and less truth than this. Many undergraduates accept it as a fact because it consoles them in the belief that their mediocrity in college will, in some miraculous way, be converted into excellence in their professions...
...present inquiry by the Student Employment Bureau, of which an outline appears in another column, has for its purpose the placing at the command of the Office more completely the key to to a not insignificant industrial situation in the University. Co-operation on the part of all who can aid the work is not only the duty but the privilege of each man whose knowledge can serve the end. The Office is working for the student; it is in line for the student to work for the other fellow by making the system in use at the Employment Office...
...will probably participate in at least a portion of the Princeton contest. Yesterday he was not in football clothes, but followed the work of the squad from the side-lines. His return to the line-up means that fast plays will become far more successful, for Mahan is the key to almost every formation that depends on speed. During his absence, his place has been filled by Bradlee, who has proven himself of much value on the secondary defense. The men are now all physically sound save Trumbull, and even he may yet be able to play Saturday...
...throne of diamond, symbolizing strength and purity, surmounts the gate. Seated on the throne is an angel, holding the key which absolves sinners and the key which determines the resolution of the sinners' repentance...
...Major then touched upon what has been one of the key notes of his life, namely: wherever there is real need, we should work to satisfy that need. He said he thought that Boston needed good music. Accordingly, in 1881, he established the Symphony Orchestra. He applied the same principle in the case of his University. In 1890, he thought Harvard needed a playground: the result was Soldiers Field. In 1900, he believed he saw the need of a centre for university life: the result was the Union. With the same spirit the Corporation acquired and built up the present...