Word: renown
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...satisfactory to know that there are some persons of consequence in this country who are making a stand against the gradual tendency of sport in this country, and in America also, to be practiced not for the sake of the sport itself, but for the sake of public renown and advertisement. The development of sport on these lines can be clearly traced in the histories both of ancient Greece and Rome, and the parallel produced ad absurdum ends in the gladiatorial show. . . . It cannot be denied that the way to produce the best athlete and the best player...
...persuaded that this manifestation will not fail to enhance still further the renown, already so great in France, of Harvard University...
...customs of the ancient and little-known Ethiopian race; he has also thrown light on a more famous people, the Egyptian, and made important contributions to the art of the world by his discoveries of ancient statues and tomb-relics. His methods and his results have brought him due renown; Harvard is proud to have him working under her name...
...president of a great college and a man with world-renown as an educator, Mr. Schurman showed a surprising amount of ignorance in his speech at the Union last night. In the first place, he stated that President Wilson had no right to go to France since the people had repudiated his leadership by electing a Republican majority to the Senate. Since that time, however, it has been proved by the conviction of Senator New-berry that that majority was entirely illegal, and, in reality, it should have been Democratic, thus giving the President all the right in the world...
...tryouts. Every athlete of ability must be given a chance to win the honor of a place on the team. No stone should be left unturned to insure that the Olympic team measure up to the highest standard of American athletic prowess. The United States has won world-wide renown by her victories in previous Olympic contests. May the United States still wear that crown of glory when the 1920 Olympiad has passed into history. --BOSTON TRANSCRIPT...