Word: sakes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Heaven help humanity if this nation ever becomes imbued with the spirit of conquest for conquest's sake", said Colonel C. E. Kilbourne, U. S. A., at the close of a talk on the "Defensive Strength of the United States" given yesterday afternoon to students taking Government 18 and others interested in the subject. The address was open to the student body through the courtesy of Professor A. B. Hart '80, who conducts the course...
...cross-word puzzle to come out. As baseball has burst the bounds of the playing months, so football now has a carry-over. Another phase of interest is the great desire to have a winning team. Moral victories are splendid for the other fellow, and sport for sport's sake is always a fine subject, but the average graduate or undergraduate wants something that he can throw up his hat for. A losing team that goes down fighting gloriously brings no thrills...
...confronted with inconsistency. Sound business propositions were turned down and actually prevented from operating for sentiment's sake. The college refused to give the students ideal eating conditions on a commercial basis. It was preferred to remain on a sentimental basis. Yet for a purely commercial reason Memorial Hall is to be closed...
Giolitti. Ex-Premier Giolitti (Liberal) confined himself almost entirely to attacking the Government's restriction of the freedom of the press. According to him, it was unprecedented, unwarranted, a blot. Ending his short, well-balanced speech, he turned to the Premier, said: "For the sake of Italy's prestige do not treat people as if they were unworthy of that liberty they have hitherto enjoyed...
...Downing Street, Premier Baldwin and his Cabinet conferred behind closed doors. On the street, bedraggled urchins sold newspapers to the tune of "extra." An editorial writer of the London Times wrote: " The Egyptian Government must be taught that the practice of pandering to extremist influence for the sake of political advantage, which they have hitherto pursued, can no longer be tolerated. This is no case for a leisurely exchange of diplomatic notes and replies. It is a case for immediate and for energetic action. Apologies and honorary satisfaction will, of course, be demanded and will, of course, be forthcoming...