Word: mean
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...alert and our wings are outstretched. Let the ibis drop his pen and the bird its egg for it is high time to receive your annual walloping. We trust Mr. Sizer will be able to locate six of his so-called "confreres" before the ice has melted. In the mean-while "Glory to the CRIMSON...
...players will all know that the result of the game was due to their efforts and not to help received during the game from the more experienced professional coach. Not only does this plan put an added responsibility on both the captains and the players, but it will mean that more stress will be put on co-operation and team play. With this in view through the early season, the players will learn to depend on themselves and will develop a greater feeling of self-reliance. In addition, the players will, on their own initiative, have put into practice what...
There may be a few men in the University whom the fame of Professor Copeland's readings has not yet reached. But that does not mean that his audience tonight will not be as large as usual, and as appreciative. It means simply that some are going to miss a delightful evening. Barrie and Henley are not as familiar to us as Kipling and O. Henry, but we know the reader well enough to trust to his judgment in choosing...
...present building cannot be any longer delayed. During the Christmas season it became at times practically impossible to handle the trade in the book and stationary departments. The proposed enlargement and the new store-front would entail an expenditure of about $50,000, and this in turn would mean a considerable increase in capital charges upon the business. The Directors believe, however, that the convenience of customers demands better service than can be provided in the present cramped quarters...
...comic brother in his own droll way hit the nail on the head several times: we say that we are going home to rest and work. We are hypocrites. We know that we are going home to have a Christmas vacation, and that does not even mean rest. Work and worry and rest are foreign to this season. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year...