Word: lesson
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Certain military authorities in the United States believe the European war contains a lesson of the deepest significance for this country--namely, our dire need of "adequate armaments." Carried away by the importance of perfected military organization disclosed by the war, the military authorities are connecting a strong campaign for increasing the military strength of the United States. In direct opposition to this reaction towards orthodox militarism stand many of the leading minds of the country. Backed by the administration the attempt is being made to hold fast to the ideals of peace in the hour of up heaval...
...sport. Most men have the makings of track athletes in one of the many branches of the sport. But even the best latent sprinters and embryo shot-putters will remain in oblivion if they do not come out for track earnestly. Cornell's victory is an object lesson in the value of training and the possibilities of raw material which the University may well emulate; in fact, we must do so if any success in track is to be hoped...
...those who know how to preserve and handle manuscripts. If the material is to be placed at the disposal of students it is of no little moment that the place chosen for disposal shall be in close proximiy to as many other places of research as possible--that the lesson of this manuscript or that one may be studied in the light of collateral material, either in printed books or in manuscripts whch the students may find near enough at hand to be of immediate, practical value. There will be an unrivalled depository in the new library at Cambridge, where...
...Horsing is based upon the tactical advantage which the Sophomore has over the Freshman. It is therefore a lesson in bullying. Apart from this it is childish and silly, and only serves to bring ridicule on the men who practice it and the institution which tolerates it. The system turns the Freshman in time into a bully, and Princeton does not need the system because there is never any need for a system that is base, cowardly, and immoral." When asked for a substitute he says: "The substitute for being a bully is being a gentleman. The only...
...loses its sense of direction. It's his sand and pluck that tell-his patience to learn the play, to master the detail, even when hard, and after all that's what a man must do afterward to succeed in life. He must stand fast, work hard, learn his lessons even though they seem wearisome. In a word, football is like life and life is like football. It isn't easy sailing, and success in either is like the search for the four-leaf clover-a lesson in faith, hope, strength and hard work...