Word: latent
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...except the class crews - is necessary as a guarantee that they are worth educating. How many who are indifferent players when young, as they develop their bodies, develop also a talent in some branch of athletics. Others who have such talent innate have here no way of discovering their latent power or of educating it if discovered...
...last. Yes, the youth then were more mature and (individually) they wore Indian blankets, made by the Bay State Mills, in chapel; and there then prevailed "a high, keen, intellectual energy among us all." But why continue such quotations? No true Harvard student can fail to catch the latent sneer so carelessly concealed...
...they are neglected. It is all well enough when the crew have won a hard earned victory for their friends to greet them with hearty cheers and hand-shakings, but it would be far better if some of the pent-up enthusiasm could bubble forth now, instead of lying latent for the next four weeks...
...given in accordance with no general plan and for no special proficiency in any particular branch, but each year an army of Doctors of Divinity, Doctors of Law, etc., is turned loose upon an unsuspecting community that had, up to that time, lived in blissful iignorance of the latent talent wasting in its midst, and destined to be lost forever to the world, had not some keen-sighted, discriminating institution rescured it from oblivion. Two years ago our 'reform governor' was the involuntary means of lopping off one branch of the abuse at Harvard, but even this moderate reform...
...Princeton and home nines the brass band was loudly called for from seemingly all portions of the yard. The brass band coyly responded and agreeably surprised all parties. The selections were most creditably performed, and we have reason to be proud of the musical talent which has long been latent, but now, thanks to Mr. Holt, will afford great pleasure to the students during the long summer evenings. After a number of glees and selections the band marched around the yard followed by the nine, who were carried by classmates. The yard was enlivened by red and green lights...