Word: offered
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Eaton gave a graphic description of the experiences of the average youthful dramatic enthusiast in his struggle to gain an education along the line of his chosen profession". Troubles for a young creative dramatist begin in the preparatory school", he declared. "There are two reasons why our secondary institutions offer no attraction for such a student. One is the prevailing tendency of all American preparatory schools to 'cut boys to pattern'. Now it can readily be seen what effect an atmosphere of this sort has on the young theatrical aspirant. He does not intend to be put to pattern...
...output, but it would be erroneous to interpret this is a readjustment in prices. Labor is a most important factor in the manufacturing market and wages are an almost inflexible element. In other words the retail price situation and present absorption of goods, seem to be such as to offer much resistance to radical reductions of modities...
After his graduation he received an offer to join the Red Sox but he did not accept it, having received a more advantageous offer from Binghampton of the New York State League. There he continued his high average through a long series of 30 games, turning in a batting average of .300 and a fielding score of .980. In 1912 he joined the faculty of Middlesex School as an instructor in mathematics, and took charge of the baseball squad there. He has had an exceptionally fine record in turning out successful Middlesex nines since he took the position of head...
...Student Council, when a representative of the minor sports, who was trying to obtain for them certain small privileges, was voted down. The privileges were requested with the idea that they would increase the appeal of the minor sports to the college in general, as well as offer a further incentive for men to take part in them...
...supplement to regular examinations, would have a double merit. In the first place, it will spare a man who is incapable of profiting by college work, from the waste of his time and money in entering. Secondly, and most important from the college's view-point, it will offer a fair and rational means of elimination as a step toward limited enrollment...