Word: possessive
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...creditable short stories, with which French literature abounds. This is exactly what all writers of English, who hope to attain excellence of literary form, should do; for only by contagion can this excellent characteristic be acquired. What we most need is not an education for genius-that we already possess-but we do need to gain this preciseness of form which is so admirable in French literature...
There is, however, at Harvard, indifference to some things that older men prize. Nowhere is there a more democratic community. Wealth and lineage unsupported by genuine merit lack the power they possess in the world outside: a man counts for what he is, be he student or instructor; and this very state of things has done away with the old relationship between the two: student and instructor are no longer at war,-they are working together toward a common goal...
...most obvious course for modern designers is to turn to the remains of old houses in our own country. They possessed dignity, simplicity, modesty and grace. By going back and studying the ancient types of architecture, and then adapting them to modern ideas, an architect can evolve a plan for a modern house that will possess at once the grandeur of the Italian villa and the homely simplicity of the old English manor house...
...often impossible that a freshman should know whether or not he possesses the requisite qualities to be elected an editor of the paper. It is, however, much better that a man should try and find himself deficient than to lose the chance for valuable training and development. It is not necessary that a candidate should have any remarkable literary ability in order to be successful. It is necessary that he should write up articles in a good, clear, style, and that he should be energetic, alert, and willing to work hard if need be for the paper. He should...
...believe that the members of the football eleven, the crew, the baseball team, and the point winners of the Mott Haven team are the only men who should be accorded the "H." There is good reason for such a restriction. Until a sport gets the standing which those mentioned possess, the men who participate in it can never fairly be said to represent the University...