Word: latently
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...What it the solution? There is no perfect one. The older universities are hardest hit, for they confine themselves to their own graduates, then choice is limited perhaps among younger graduates who have this latent ability but have not found themselves in a business way; or among the still fewer older players who may have this ability and at the same time be so situated that they can devote the time. Under any circumstances the choice among their own graduates may be very limited and, except through a fortuitous condition, rather poor...
...only to appear once more. Un question ably it has a place in the academic world and all that it needs to do to claim it is again to burst forth in forensic splendor. The subject of "Is Harvard Collegiate?" will doubtless provide sufficient scope for all those with latent oratorical ambitions and yield much interest and entertainment for those who come to scoff or pray. Let it be hoped this eruption of the Union will have a positive result, for like volcanoes, debating societies are only worthwhile when definitely active or definitely extinct...
...Pattison '25, last year's university captain, and this year coach of the Freshman team, has '22 candidates working under his direction every afternoon and expressed confidence in the squads latent ability...
...Latent ability, which a man never knew he possessed in school, has made many a famous track athlete in college," said Coach Farrell to a CRIMSON reported. "I urge new men without experience to come out at this time. I expect at least 150 new men to report...
...Delphio oracle to learn the meaning of the strange, portentous words the scroll contained. Today the Freshman needs no seer or prophet. The scroll is blank, for he himself shall write the words that give it meaning. That vague desire for greatness which seems to whisper of some latent genius; is as yet an unharnessed, a random, undirected urge. The great problem of every young man is to find himself, and college is the most likely place to make the discovery...