Word: mind
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...expected to play in the new work of the world. No matter what he plans to be--business man, statesman, professional man, or anything else--he realizes that his generation will have to face tremendous new problems in every field. This knowledge very naturally brings up in his mind the question: 'Is the college education of today going to help me to meet the problems of tomorrow? Should there not be reconstruction here, too, for shall I not have to relearn much of what I am being taught today, if I am to keep pace with the movement...
...true that in the history books, and perhaps even in our own lives, the present will mark the beginning of a new chapter. But the type of mind that will overcome the problems of mankind in this new chapter, will be the same type that has done so in the past--the trained mind. And by that I mean particularly the broad, cultivated mind that is peculiarly the product of the college of today. This is the 'lesson' that is learned at universities such as Harvard, and it need never be re-learned...
...illustrations in the Versailles Number are excellent, and the poetry and limericks beyond precedent. In the mind of the reader the only unhappy thought is that Lampy may be unable to maintain his standard
...appreciate it more than we do. We might see in it more of an opportunity,--a chance for every man in the University to give and receive ideas on every subject on earth. This is a highly important part of college education, Undoubtedly such a chance was borne in mind by the founders of the Advocate, for those were the days when men got together and exchanged ideas, founded clubs, and ran papers. It is fortunate that some of the organizations founded then still survive else how should we have any at all? However we have the Advocate...
...elementary principles of the game may be acquired in a few minutes, yet there is practically no limit to the advance which scientific study and constant practice may achieve. Again, while no athletic training or qualifications are necessary to begin with, the excellent training in the co-ordination of mind and muscle which the game furnishes is scarcely equaled by any other sport. And, finally, commencing with but two players, the number of available courts is the only limit to the number of players who may be active at the same time, a qualification of the greatest importance...