Word: sakes
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...practical purpose. The American wishes to see quick returns in facts and successes; he has scarcely ever any comprehension of theory and real science. He has not yet had time to understand that scholarly truth is like a beautiful woman, who should be loved and honored for her own sake, while it is a degradation to value her only for her practical services: a Yankee brain today cannot grasp that...
...youths to think seriously on questions of the day, striving to get at the heart of them, and to present the results of their thinking clearly and persuasively, that colleges should give their hearty support. That is, I should like to see my men trained in discussion for the sake of truth, not in discussion for the sake of winning an intercollegiate debate...
...first half, the Freshman sacrificed their team-work for the sake of unnecessary rough play. In this way they gained no advantage from their single strong point cv-- speed, for the Senior team was the heavier, and their team work was in no way broken up by the rough playing. Had the Freshmen combined team-play with their speed, they might have broken the Seniors' defense...
Professor Parker: "At the first thought, I should oppose the adoption of uniform examinations at Harvard and indeed, elsewhere. Each college has its own intellectual ideals, and it is best for every college for its own sake and for the sake of the general cause of education to maintain those ideals separate and distinct. While I shall not assert that the Harvard requirements are better than those of all other colleges. I do believe them to be best for the particular kind of training the University aims to give, and I believe they should be uncompromised. Furthermore, examinations based...
...would have been a sufficient disappointment to them, but he was elected to a higher place, which apparently infuriated them. Their feelings were expressed by the CRIMSON editorials which charged that those who had been considered responsible for the little clique's disappointment had betrayed the University for the sake of private gain. Such things have happened before. This is not the first time that a small clique has supposed that an injury to it was an injury to the whole University, nor is it the first time that an attempt has been made to bound the University...