Word: obvious
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Three forms of achievement are coveted which give immediate and obvious glory-places on athletic teams, editorships of student publications, presidencies of student organizations. These are sought with unflagging zeal and scholarship is relegated to a subordinate position. . . . The evil influence of many alumni in glorifying the less important features of college life is well known. . . . Many a father holds forth upon his son's performances at college exactly as he would upon those of a promising young three-year-old in his stable...
Deducting from this loss some items of unassignable revenue, the actual loss is about $40,000,000 a year, according to this calculation. The obvious thing to do, under such circumstances, is to boost the rates on services which show large losses?wipe out the deficits on second and third class mail and on registered matter. Then not only would the deficit be made up, but also nearly enough revenue would be provided to make possible the proposed pay increase...
...coordination of Coach Wachter's starting team last night that warrants optimism on the part of the Crimson basketball enthusiasts. This was all the more obvious in contrast with the individual playing of the visitors, who rarely succeeded in cutting-in to the basket. Gordon and Fitts with three goals apiece accounted for all but two points of their team's total, the other score being credited to Depolo, a former Harvard student ineligible to play, who started the game in place of D. E. Egan...
...must be obvious that a Senator cannot make every effort to defeat and destroy a Party and, at the same time, participate in its conferences, deciding upon future policies. I do not question Senator LaFollette's clear right to head a new Party; but, in my judgment, that clearly disqualifies him for membership here. I do not imagine Senator LaFollette desires to participate in our conferences...
...Obvious difficulties arise from the different conditions under which the games were played. It is hardly just to compare the early October showing of the team with the late November form of another. It is extremely difficult to judge an eleven playing in a quagmire of mud. Probably the hardest task of all is to fit the Harvard players into their proper niche, as their showing for the entire season must be considered...