Word: mannered
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1900-1909
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...decision of the judges was based on the consistency of Harvard's team work, the superior strength of their arguments, and the manner in which they broke down the case of the affirmative, especially on the point of the evils of the present system of divorce laws. L. T. Bates, of Yale, was pronounced the best speaker of the evening...
...risk of seeming trivial we desire to call attention to a peculiar manner in which certain ambitious students are endeavoring to secure a generous return on their investment for membership in the Union. These thrifty individuals are consuming vast quantities of writing paper stamped with the Union crest, in writing theses and taking notes. Possibly these offenders are acting through ignorance, but we are quite sure that their own note paper would never be used for such a purpose. Is the slight saving in stationers' bills sufficient compensation for the loss of self-respect which can but accompany such...
...polls were managed in a thoroughly business-like and orderly manner, the rules of the caucus being enforced with marked rigidity. Supporters of the different candidates did much to get voters out to help their cause and make the caucus more real and interesting. The seriousness and earnestness with which the whole affair was managed was a strong factor contributing toward its success...
Professor Zueblin in his characteristic manner showed by a brief survey of history from feudal times, how authority in its various phases has gradually but markedly decayed. The decay is evident in the authority of the parent over the child, in the authority of the husband over his wife, in the power of the employer over the employee. It is but a logical, natural, and desirable growth. What is now desired to complete the advance is an increase in spiritual authority, for which the prospect is bright...
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...