Word: respectable
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...things which especially stand out in the remembrance of his college career, Dr. Gordon went on to say, are the consciousness of the great many different kinds of power in men and the value of examinations. The former teaches respect for other men and respect for ourselves; respect for the things one can do and for the things others can do. Examinations are often made fun of today, but to pass a hard, thorough test--whether mental or physical--is something to be proud of. Physical courage and caution are both necessary to a man's development and both come...
...much easier game than had been expected. Harvard's team-play was very good and on the attack the combinations were especially well worked out. The University team showed better stick-work than in any previous game this season and was superior to Hobart in every respect, especially in endurance...
...student consists, not in the abundance of opportunities he neglects, but in those of which he takes advantage. From colleges in different parts of the country have been heard general complaints that students not engaged in professional work have far too little desire for sound scholarship, and slender respect for those who work hard; while athletic triumphs are regarded as of vast importance. Now, it is a very significant fact that this condition is not due in the main to a sincere belief that prowess in sports is intrinsically of greater value than intellectual achievement. Almost every undergraduate would...
...good of education or to help other peo- ple, and whenever it happened that any man at Cambridge died, whose family needed relief, Mr. Agassiz was always to the fore. A nobler, higher or more useful life no man ever lived, and withal he has kept the very warm respect and affection of his classmates and his numberless friends. H. L. HIGGINSON...
...lights, although convenient, are not vital; but bathing and toilet facilities have come to be considered a necessity. Water, and plenty of it, is essential. Tubs with every room are not necessary, but there should be shower baths on every floor. Hollis and Stoughton are adequately equipped in this respect: there are set bowls with running water in every room, and showers on every floor of each entry. Only two-thirds of the rooms in Holworthy are equipped with running water, and there are only two showers in each entry. These conditions should be improved by the addition...