Word: lay
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Such patriotism as leads a man to lay down his life in defense of a cause in which he believes is deserving of all praise. But there is another patriotism which is harder to give because it has no drum beating accompaniment, because those who give their lives in its cause do not today die heroes. It is a patriotic sacrifice which is not merely the attempt to prevent an evil already done from going further, as is that of the volunteer soldier, but one which is at least a constructive beginning towards preventing the need for making such sacrifices...
...will bar they can at least indicate that a certain class need not fear rejection. Then those who desire to take any given course can make sure that they will not be disappointed at the last minute. The present elective system requires much looking ahead. If we are to lay plans with certainty, we must know what to plan on. The catalogue "star" is an antiquated dovice which often results in both misunderstanding and hard feeling. Its meaning is obscure, leaving everything to the eleventh hour discretion of the instructor,--often to the eleventh hour discomfiture of the student...
...something of this dogma which stood behind Dean Randall's remarkably outspoken address made recently to the alumni of Brown University. "Where Colleges Fail to Educate" was the subject which he chose, and it gave him a dozen opportunities to point the failures of our educational system. "Colleges lay too little stress upon punctuality and thoroughness in the performance of required work"; "young men should be subjected to a much more thorough and comprehensive examination"; "colleges do little toward the education of students in etiquette"--such are the leading points in the arraignment. So far so good. Discouraged...
Exceptional opportunities to enter different indoor meets throughout the winter will be given candidates, and the short and long distance University lay teams, and the Freshman relay teams have been entered in a number of matches. Daily practice is essential to candidates for the relay teams being especially urged to report regularly to Coach Donovan at the board track at Soldiers Field every afternoon...
...first duty of a director is to see that the operation of the corporation is carried on with as much economy and efficiency as possible. They should strive to lay up a comfortable surplus and should declare no dividends without such a surplus. In case of doubt no dividends should be declared. The director of a corporation stands in the same relation to that corporation as a trustee does to the property he has in trust. A director, therefore, should make no contracts with any other directors and the corporation except such as will bear the closest scrutiny, and then...