Word: repeats
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...question of the proper ventilation of recitation rooms has by this time passed from the status of a trite subject to that of a classic one. Nevertheless, we shall not repeat the remark that a college which provides instruction in chemistry, physiology, and hygiene, and which also compels its students to breathe poison for several hours a day, may perhaps, with some show of reason, he accused of inconsistency. . . .We shall not suggest that some means of ventilation other than by the windows might be provided: nor shall we hint that the students and instructors who regulate the temperature...
...this evening at the Germanic Museum the Dramatic Club will repeat its performance given last night, of the two miracle plays, "The Lutterworth Christmas Play" of the St. George Cycle and the "Pageant of the Shearmen and Taylors" of the Coventry Cycle...
...most desirable and represents the best of manhood. It is difficult to define what is "the best"; but it is easy to see that this is the reason why there are so many lectures, prescribed readings, examinations, etc. The students on the whole are expected to be able to repeat what the professors have told them in the class. The better this performance, the better is he considered as a student. Their achievements are judged more by the accuracy and quantity of their reproduction than their ability of doing, independent work. There is no doubt a great deal...
Again the Jewetts repeat themselves, this time from less worthy motives than usual. "The Cassilis Engagement" is a pleasant English comedy; it has proved its value as an entertainer by a phenomenal run of six weeks at the Copley last year; beyond that, and the neatness with which it fits the company, there seems to be little reason why it should be preserved in their repertorie...
...statemente made in yesterday's editorial (December 7th) dealing with the public career of Robert Marion La Follette are nothing short of unmitigated slander. Either you have deliberately mis-represented the facts, or you are ignorant of them. If the former is the case, let me repeat, even at the expense of boring you, that you do not have to agree with a man to give him a square deal. But if the latter is the case, allow me to recommend considerable further study of the life and policies of the Senator from Wisconsin. A fair editorial cannot be based...