Word: letting
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...world is in flux. In this crucial hour--this plastic stage of civilization--we can mould America into a solid and enduring permanency of true character; or we can let it be misshapen and distorted until like some great evil full of ugliness it becomes "set" and adamantine for wrong...
...first of a series of great efforts to convince the people of the United States of the wisdom of his doctrine. Whether or not we agree with the details of the plan we must confess that the motive behind it is of the noblest--the abolition of useless war. Let us hear him first and then judge the advisability of entering the world compact...
...guided into the life of the day. Since their fame rests upon certain qualities, no greater praise can be given than the discovery and use of those qualities. The following quotations represent sources of power which if acted upon as they once were, may achieve their former success. Let us keep in mind our particular problem of "radicalism" as it is seen in Lawrence, North Dakota, and Seattle...
...let our Ship of State to harbor sweep...
...situation caused by the war in an extremely satisfactory manner, but in order to make it possible for Harvard teams to play intercollegiate games and take trips away from Cambridge, it is essential for the Association to economize in every possible way. The outfitting of teams is quite impossible, let alone supplying the great number of other men who should be encouraged to compete. This financing of athletics which, after the initial outlay, would not be very considerable, should be undertaken by the University. In fact, the whole athletic system might well come into the University's jurisdiction instead...