Word: pleasant
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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From such a bit of false realism it is pleasant to turn to Miss Lincoln's play, "A Piece of Ivory." Here we have real people, who are true because they are complex. The little play is very far from being a great drama, but it is good, sound, healthful, consistent work that vividly touches the emotions...
...often intense rivalry and a keen desire to win combine to deprive contests of all sportsmanship. Such a condition cannot fall to be detrimental to the best interests of sport and is apt to prove fatal to the fundamental purpose of athletic rivalry--the encouragement and furtherance of pleasant personal relations between different colleges...
Going into the Yard for the Senior year appeals to some men because it is inexpensive, to others because it is pleasant and to a few because it is a direct means of increasing the spirit of class unity and intimate friendship. All three reasons are valid. It is cheaper to live in the Yard than anywhere else except pigeon-hole private houses on the back streets. It is more informal, more centralized, more suited to the nature of Senior year and in every way more attractive than a come-and-go existence in the scattered sleeping places...
...year ago, and which will be largely adhered to by 1912, owed their success primarily to allowing large groups of men to apply for rooms together. This provision enabled congenial men to any number up to 14, to live together, making their Senior year by far the most pleasant, and leaving the Yard in their memories as the scene of what was most enjoyable in their life as undergraduates. If the enthusiasm of 1911 combined with the feelings of the Seniors now in the Yard form a basis of prediction, 1912 will establish the tradition of having no underclassmen...
Although regular fall track work for University and Freshman teams has stopped, men should keep in as good condition as possible in preparation for the winter season. Coaches Donovan and Quinn will be at the field as usual to aid any men who wish further coaching. On pleasant days the work will be outside and on poor days in the Cage...