Word: mereness
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...obvious objection offered in opposition to the policy of choosing a vocation early, however, is the possibility--yes, even the probability--of an erroneous or misguided judgment, followed perhaps by the disastrous consequences of failure or of mere mediocrity in after life. In the face of that rebuttal there is, nevertheless, a justification for choosing a life-work as soon as possible--a justification which the Advocate scribe might well have remarked...
...most striking feature of the registration figures in recent years has been the lack of growth of the College. For the past dozen years the number of undergraduates has remained practically stationary. To be sure, there is nothing alarming or even serious in this fact alone; for mere numbers should never be an end of higher education. Of great importance, however, is the failure of the College to grow in its western representation. One of Harvard's ideals is to be a national university; and this means that it must draw its students, as President Eliot has pointed out, from...
...residence here in the city with the intention of making it his home for the time of his residence. It is not necessary that he intend to reside here permanently. The usual test of such intention is that he be in whole or in part self-supporting, though the mere intention to reside in Cambridge is sufficient. If the parents of a member of the University live outside the state, he is not excluded from registration if he has spent the summer also outside the state, provided he has lived in Cambridge the preceeding year with the intention of making...
...Athletic Office in the Harvard Union at 1.30 o'clock for general instructions. No previous experience is required of men entering this competition. The work will consist mainly of office and field work and selections for positions will be based largely on actual work done, rather than upon mere knowledge of managerial duties. About the middle of October a cut will be made, and only the leading candidates will be retained. From these the managers of the dormitory teams will be picked, and the winner and runner-up of the competition will be made respectively manager and assistant manager...
...nation that desires war and is prepared for it would, by submitting the case to a court, lose the advantage of surprise by a sudden attack and hence would be less anxious to go to war. The mere fact of delay would give time for sober second thought, and for the advocates of peace within the country itself to make their protests heard. If time is given, war can hardly be made without the support of public opinion, and the dream of those who have been urging that the people must be consulted would be fulfilled. In short, the essence...