Word: minding
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...before the fullest attainment of his profession there lie ahead of the mining engineer many preliminary stages in which faithfulness must be shown. He must be greedy of experience rather than of salary or promotion; above all, he must make up his mind to forego fame, which, in this profession, is often a mere flux of phenomena. He must learn to know himself and his own capacities; and, whatever beside, he must show loyalty in his constant willingness to perform duties for which others will be credited. Let him remember that team-work is necessary for the achievement of success...
...only irresistible but was coming to a bloody issue in spite of all compromises and palliation. He saw that slavery must be destroyed or it would destroy the nation. And he was a man of such intrepid courage that he was willing to undertake in all calmness of mind what in another person would have been insanity. Invincible courage, even in a doubtful cause, is sure to inspire and find applause among other brave men. Thus when we honor you, soldiers of the Grand Army of the Republic, and as often as we decorate the graves of your comrades...
...using the restaurant, and although it is rather early to make any definite statement, there is no reason why it should prove any greater expense to the Union than the seventy-five-cent dinner. In the case of the restaurant it must be borne in mind that the question is merely how little the loss can be made...
...must be borne in mind that the negative is not called upon to defend any particular regime. It believes that every college should maintain that system which is best qualified to meet its special needs. The affirmative, on the other hand, must prove that the revolutionary system which it defends is better than any other available method of education for all American colleges...
...than this illustrates the tendency away from the free elective system? Underlying the theory of this system is the idea of individual development. The student is to cultivate only his peculiar aptitudes. College, however, is not principally intended to prepare a student for his profession, but to cultivate his mind and form his character. As Dean West of Princeton said, "College should teach a man to make a life, rather than to make a living." After leaving the university the fierce struggle to make a fortune or attain success absorbs every other motive. It is therefore, at college that...