Word: poore
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Davison is to be present to lead the singing. If the large majority of 1921 wishes to forego the privilege of getting together for an address which they will long remember and for an inspiring half-hour, they may indulge their wish. In that case we shall have a poor opinion of the intellectual aspirations of the class. We shall not only feel that 1921 is stupid and selfish to its better development, but we shall regret that a class has entered Harvard which seems to fall far below its predecessors in seeking to get the most...
...gentler and plumbers have a heart. But we all know that it is not often so. The storekeeper is uncertain with his deliveries "because of the war"; the factory charges higher prices for shoddy materials, the clerk is late to the office, the telephone or janitor service is poor "because of the war." It is such an excuse for slackness as slackness has not had in nearly two generations. Because a great burden is laid upon the nation, millions of people feel they can roll various private burdens off their shoulders by four words. The excuse often accentuates the fault...
...present is no time to embarrass the government with strikes, unless the provocation be instant and overwhelming. All classes, rich and poor, are making every sacrifice in their power to help win the war. It would never do that these sacrifices be nullified by the pretentions of any one class. The strikers can no longer put forward increased cost of living as an excuse, for in a few months the cost of living will decrease under government supervision; nor should a shorter day be asked. The sacrifice that is most immediately in the laborer's power is work, increased...
...After we poor infantrymen have run around the field until exhausted, the artillerymen will trot calmly homeward. It looks like another Yale victory...
...touchdowns by line plunging and a safety from a poor pass by the navy centre constituted the informals' scores in the first half. The final periods brought an additional 19 points due to three touchdowns. An unexpected force of attack was exhibited by the informals, while the sailors showed lack of practice and were further handicapped by the loss of Cawley, the former Colby captain and star halfback of the reserves...