Word: mindful
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...clear, firm style, and this will come into play both as a reporter and more particularly as an editor or critic. The college man ought to recognize, however, that it is not so much his style that will help him, as his general fund of knowledge, his disciplined mind, his pleasant manners and sound body...
...worth having at all, they ought to be made a success. The committee has done all in its power. It has as a last attempt announced that the entries will be kept open for several days We earnestly urge everyone, who is in fit condition, to make up his mind to enter at once. The second and third meetings give promise of being the best for many years. It would be unfortunate and certainly an unpropitious beginning to let the first meeting be what the present number of entries would imply...
When at first the play has become a reality one does not mind it. The first business seems like going back to boyish days. But when life loses this element of play, if it does lose it all, there comes the tragedy of real life. It comes when all play is gone and when there is nothing left except tiresome work. He who once worked in play is now driven...
...refuse obstinately all compromise. If Yale can point out clearly serious faults in our plan, and if a reasonable concession will promote the interests of athletics, it is safe to say that Harvard will show a fair spirit and act in a sportsmanlike manner. It should be borne in mind that Yale asked for a statement of Harvard's position in regard to the undergraduate question. Harvard has made this statement, but it is in no way a formal proposition to Yale...
...family, in order to become acquainted with Agnes, the "Ganschen," whom his uncle wants him to marry. He would like to satisfy his uncle's demands, but he has heard from an acquaintance, a certain Silberling, that Agnes is a stupid uneducated girl, and has therefore made up his mind to appear so coarse and ill-bred himself, that the grandparents will send him home. On becoming acquainted with Agnes, von Fink finds her to his surprise, a very charming girl, and he at once falls in love with her. The two get on very well together until Silberling arrives...