Word: sakes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Such preference, if it kept boys out of Harvard College merely because they were not sons of Harvard men, would be unfair to those boys also. The great benefactions which have been bestowed on Harvard College were given not for the sake of the sons of Harvard men, but for the good of the great community as a whole, which Harvard, in part, serves. Inbreeding within the student body would be quite as dangerous for the College itself as inbreeding in the Faculty would be. The latter kind of limitation has not been observed at Harvard within our memory...
...higher purpose than to form open-minded men and good citizens, if Harvard College still exists for the purpose declared primary in its charter--for the advancement of all good literature--and if the one purpose is clearly compatible with the other--then concentration in German for the sake of some acquaintance with German literature has the same general sanction as devotion to the study of any literature; and there remains only to show what particular advantage may accrue from such concentration...
Harvard has opened her stadium to the Phantom Finn for his last American appearance. It is naturally to be hoped for his sake and the sake of the thousands who will watch him that he will set up a new and lasting record in the mile. But it is of even greater importance that he will be treated with a courtesy and a hospitality equal to the occasion...
Some there are who even seek to win applause by study. Perhaps because of physical debility or fear of the more active competitions on the pig fields, they take refuge in their books, often memorizing entire volumes for the sake of the Prophezzors' praise. If that praise rings loud enough, they are shown more special honor. A special committee of Prophezzors awards to the men chosen a huge brass slab called for some strange reason, a "key." This device is worn in a very showy position just over their stomachs and bears the legend: "Reading maketh a full man. Behold...
Every so often, the editors of The New Student (intercollegiate newssheet, of the liberal persuasion) find time and money to supplement their weekly with a section written around a single idea. For the sake of journalism (and Upton Sinclair*), they usually "jazz" the idea. They are young men, seeking a young audience...