Word: raison
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...tribunal of the undergraduates themselves, the faculty, and alumni. Tried, will they be found wanting? What will the handwriting on the wall foretell? Will it speak of fraternity achievements, its benefits to college society, or will it boldly depict the history of outworn customs, forgotten ideals, and nebulous raison d'etres...
...give you," said the bird, "Our raison d'etre...
...major importance. In my opinion the greatest justification for the existence of the club is that it does give to college men, interested in whatever branch of the dramatic arts, the opportunity to get some practical experience on the stage before large audiences; I consider this the raison d'etre of the club. And with this purpose even the new Dramatic School does not materially interfere...
...long a supplement to the preparatory school. The work of Harvard tutors has become merely an effort to fill in, those gaps that secondary education has left unfilled so that the student can pass the General and Divisional examinations at the end of the Senior year. The true raison d'etre of the tutorial system is to aid the student in his self education in that field which he has selected as that most fitted to him. To accomplish this it is imperative that the student have a foundation that will permit him to work in his field...
...important feature of this matter is that, it is a defined undergraduate opinion. It affords a means of ascertaining just how well the various instructors accomplish their aims as teachers, raison d'etre is to remove to some extent the grave misfortune of becoming snared in some course that has no profit, an extremely expensive experience in the four short years of college. Naturally imperfect and with many short comings as a result of the personal element of the opinions, nevertheless it can help to avoid the tragedy of wasted time...