Word: man
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Never Come Back Home!" After speaking of his pleasure of being able to address such a crowd, he said that any one who could look into such faces and have any fear for the country's future was a pessimist for who there was absolutely no hope. The college man, he remarked, can see about as far into a stone wall as any man there is, but he must not be in such a hurry to get rich that he forgets his duties as an honest citizen. He recognizes the serious things in life, however, and in his hands lies...
...artist can be definitely engaged to paint the protrait of Dean Shale, the committee must secure some idea of the amount which can be raised from members of the class. All Seniors are therefore asked to contribute at once; and, since the painting will cost $1,500, every man should contribute as much as possible...
...automobile has certain pleasures on the side; there is still a chance, however, for the real humorist of the automobile to show us the conflict between the irate pedestrian and horseman who madly curses all drivers of cars as predatory rich and as pirates, and the wild honk-honk man who whirls from the highway all who do not drive sixty-horse power machines... The punctured tire, the wayside repairs before a humerous audience, the superior man who gives advice, and all the other things of which an automobilist dreams are left untouched; perhaps we may get, a sufficient compensation...
...present managers are the first ones to admit that as a competition collecting subscriptions is a farce. No one can judge of a man's qualifications to manage a team by his ability to collect money from the students; and the managers are therefore taking into account the candidates' general fitness to do the necessary work. The result is unsatisfactory to everyone-to the managers, who are placed in an unpleasant position; and to the candidates, who frequently feel that they have been unjustly dealt with...
Intellectual attainments are at present employed for a selfish purpose. The college-bred man by virtue of his knowledge too often desires to triumph over his less fortunate neighbor, and instead of uplifting him prefers to profit by his ignorance. In the same manner the authority of birth attempts to assert itself. But this must inevitably give way to merit which at present will be measured in pecuniary terms, a condition not wholly desirable, but merely a stepping stone to something higher...