Word: profitlessness
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...topic is. The headlines of the dailies are often unreliable and sometimes intentionally misleading as to the nature of the news underneath. To compare the history of the war as, written in the headlines of certain American newspapers, with the actual course of events would be an amusing, though profitless, occupation. Second, it is impossible to understand the progress of a campaign without a map of the field of operations. Third, it must be remembered that the date and place at the head of the dispatches are often put on in the office and so cannot be relied upon...
...Miss Alice Comes Out." It is unfortunate that here the writer has allowed cleverness to take the place of common sense; the lovers discuss idealism with an ingenuity that is hopelessly literary. Mr. Britten discusses the charm of the sea, his point apparently being that such discussion is entirely profitless to anyone. Mr. Sheehan, in a sort of religious monodrama of three pages, sets forth cleverly the shortcomings of the monastic life. The rest of the verse is of the usual undergraduate variety; for the most part it consists in the rather ingenious phrasing of things which might nearly...
...injurious to intercollegiate athletics.- (a) With the present system "enough diplomacy is used to secure an extradition treaty with Great Britain:" A. B. Hart, Studies in American Education, p. 136.- (b) This diplomacy creates a scheming and uncandid spirit.- (c) Wastes the time of Athletic Committee.- (d) Arouses profitless interest among the students.- (e) Causes continual newspaper noteriety...
...goal line. Harvard's first move was a punt, the ball advancing to Harvard's 40 yard line. Again Princeton tried the wedges, which revolved about either guard, and in two trials received the needed five yards. Twice more netted six yards. Then came a fumble and a profitless wedge play...
...seems to me entirely undesirable and profitless, that the hares in the hare and hound runs should lay their trail through the worst places and the muddiest pools, when there are good roads and fields to run through. It not only makes it very disagreeable for some, but it keeps men from going into these runs who would otherwise...