Word: lets
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...specific military and commercial advantage of the taker. Much criticism was heaped upon Mr. Roosevelt for his procedure, but he had to decide whether we would take possession of the ends of the railroad on the Isthmus and keep the traffic clear, or whether we would stand back and let those Southern gentlemen cut each others' throats for an indefinite time and destroy whatever, remnant of our property and our interests we had there. Roosevelt had to do exactly as he did, or the only alternative would have been an indefinite duration of bloodshed and devastation through the whole extent...
...Let it be hoped that some of the more flagrant abuses of the old system will be eradicated when intercollegiate athletic contests are resumed. The whole array of paid coaches, trainers, scouts and other attendants ought to be cut down considerably and the number of games which involve traveling might well be reduced. These things have made college athletics unduly expensive in the past and have given all college sport the taint of semi-professionalism. If the system is not to be reformed, it should at least be improved. Boston Herald...
...before agreeing or disagreeing with this terrible indictment of our cold-blooded masters, let us examine a little more closely the nature of a university degree. That degree certifies that one has done a certain amount of work according to the standards set by the university. That an undergraduate did a noble thing in joining the colors does not alter the fact that he did not complete the requirements for a diploma...
...humanizing, in leavening human society, then, that we can overcome those forces which, shooting up from the soil of a "reckless" materialism, work adversely to the finer and nobler aspirations of human society. If we are to choose between leaven and dynamite in reconstructing civilization, by all means let it be the former...
...Let it be hoped, however, that some of the more flagrant abuses of the old system will be eradicated when intercollegiate contests are resumed. The whole array of paid coaches, trainers, scouts, and other attendants ought to be cut down considerably and the number of games which involve travelling might well be reduced. These things have made college athletics unduly expensive in the past and have given all college sport the taint of semi-professionalism. If the system is not to be reformed, it should at least be improved. Boston Herald...