Word: nearer
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...always funny, you are not; but you are the funniest we know, and we must remember that even the father of Life may occasionally grow weary and prose a bit. Comparisons, however, are out of order: Lampy has the advantage of age, the earlier start and consequently must be nearer the sparkling fountain of youth. This year, whatever may have occurred in the past, Lampy has not nodded, and now he crowns the end with this memorable little volume, that takes its place side by side with the earlier classic, the immortal journey of Rollo to Cambridge...
Until substitutions began to be made, the University kept the puck well out of their own territory, and, except for occasional flashes of speed by the B. A. A., fairly outplayed their opponents. Later on, however, the play became more even, and centered nearer the University's goal. In the first part of the scrimmage, scores were prevented by the speed of the forwards, in the latter part by the excellence of the defense. The final two goals for the University were made by Phillips and Hanson...
...interested in the success of these two institutions and wish to see them attain their maximum efficiency. The Union as the centre of undergraduate life and the common meeting place of students should by all means be the home of the University Forum, for it thereby comes nearer to fulfilling its own purpose. The signal success of the Oxford Union is in large measure due to the fact that the Oxford forums are held there. Conversely, the results of the forums are gratifying because they have their home in the Union, where the facilities are best for social intercourse...
...first place it appears that it is a great deal worse to break physical training than it is to break mental training. This is strange, especially when we realize that in material harm to the team (which today is acknowledged to be nearer the undergraduate heart than any other organization) probation far exceeds an occasional forbidden cigar or theatre party. It is far worse to Iose an excellent athlete for a whole season than to let an equally brilliant man break training once or twice a year. The opposition will say that with training...
...ours, and if Harvard men, even though they have little confidence in their powers now, will turn out today with a will and take advantage of Quinn's and Donovan's coaching till the trials come, a long step toward victory will have been taken--Harvard will be nearer "First...