Word: restful
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...yearling athletes, a great many upperclassmen make use of the pools, the basketball court, the bowling alleys, the handball courts and the array of apparatus which lines the walls of the gymnasiums. In squash, in the courts of the Randolph Gymnasium, more men exercise than in almost all the rest of the informal squads put together. Daily the fourteen courts are filled at half-hour intervals from 1.30 until 6 o'clock affording a game to over...
...outside of the financial benefit accruing to the Endowment Fund, such a trip would undoubtedly raise the name of the University throughout the country. In times past, Harvard was content to rest on its worth alone. Those who came to test that worth were welcome, but no effort was made to encourage their coming. As a consequence, only the ones who lived nearby did come here, and the charge of sectionalism was made against the University. In the last fifteen years, due to the work of the Harvard Clubs, the cause for the prejudice was largely overcome. But the words...
...point emphasized by the export men is that while the rest of the world has called upon men from the universities especially trained and fitted, the United States has not offered sufficient inducement to attract men of high standing and ability. To remedy this condition and to attract university graduates who have proved their worth, the Export Association offers several suggestions: First, the formulation of proper civil service regulations to apply to the entire diplomatic and consular systems, with the single exception of ambassadors and ministers, since they are the personal representatives abroad of the administration...
...teacher," said Professor Chafee, "must have the privileges of the doctor, the lawyer, and the rest of the professions. If the universities are to draw the best men into their teaching staffs, they cannot limit the right of every man to investigate and teach in his own field, or to give expression outside the classroom to his views, on whatever subject he chooses...
...October 26, 106 Freshmen reported to Coach Haines for the preliminary division into crews. The University squad, numbering 140 men, appeared on October 1. The next day the more experienced crews started their work on the river, while the rest stayed on the machines to learn the fundamentals...