Word: matter
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...doubt the advisability of an attempt to combine these two, for the reason, which the "Illustrated" seems to have overlooked, that a gymnasium is not suitable as a memorial. No matter, how elaborate or how modern it may be, no matter what care is spent on planning and construction, any such building will eventually become antiquated and useless--even as Hemenway is today, although when the latter was completed in 1879 it was revolutionary in its magnificence. In the "Harvard Herald" of October 2, 1883, we read "It can fairly be said that the new Harvard Gymnasium has been...
...attempt to dictate rules but to agree to certain regulations which are peculiarly applicable to the three universities. Through long years of association with Yale and Princeton in athletic contests, especially with Yale, greater interest is aroused by games with these two rivals, perfectly naturally, but this is a matter of circumstance, not of our action...
...Since the last meeting of the Associated Clubs in Pittsburg, the question of the Harvard Endowment Fund has been crystallizing," stated Mr. Burlingham, "and the share of the clubs in this movement is so vital that the matter will receive our very earnest consideration and our heartiest support...
...these examples plainly indicate the absurdity of using words merely for the effect of their sounds. What applies in editorial writing applies in the every day college course. No matter whether it is in English composition or Greek translation, if one can tell his story in straight-forward language, instead of ranting about a "virulent obsession," one has a much better opportunity of gaining his instructor's good will...
...This matter is now being given much serious consideration by the War Department. Outlines of courses in Military Science will soon be offered to the leading colleges of the country. Should these plans meet with the approval of the various college faculties, the first big step toward reaching the most desirable young men of the country will have been successful. These courses are planned normally to cover a period of four years and include a large part of the theoretical and technical part of the education necessary to a successful officer, the practical part of the student's education being...