Word: seemly
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...same meeting of the Committee on the Regulation of Athletic Sports it was voted to authorize the Graduate Advisory Committees in the various sports to appoint temporary captains at such time or times as should seem fitting to them...
...hideous thraldom of militarism and junkerism, of Hapsburg and Hohenzollern, can no longer be endured. The age of Caesars and Napoleons has gone. German dreams of world conquest are an anachronism, and to safeguard progress we must defeat the German Army. But let us remember, paradoxical as it may seem, that in doing so we are helping to liberate the real Germany...
...that we are entered into the war, and we are preparing armies to carry our flags beside the flags of other great nations, the aspect of war should seem far more terrible to us, if our fears have been justified. Yet do wise men who are not poltroons say today that we have lost anything or will lose anything that makes national existence worth continuance? Our wealth is being amassed to be expended in war. Each one of us will endure a curtailment of our resources. Our young men are soon to be trained for war. A great many...
...entertaining people, and phrased it in clear, emotional, satisfying dialogue. It is perhaps in plotting that the author is as yet least sure, for, while it hangs together excellently in its early parts, towards the end the play loosens perceptibly in structure. It may be, however,--or so it seems--that injudicious, wholesale cutting has removed necessary material and caused the last act to seem altogether wrong in its emphasis. The first two acts are splendid; the third wavers momentarily and falls a little below their standard, while the last seems entirely out of key with the rest...
...many miles between us and the long, winding line of trenches in Europe seem a short step when the tragic news of some comrade's death is flashed to us. The reality of the stern trials and the heroic sacrifices demanded by the great game of war is vividly brought home. Ronald Hoskier of the Junior class is the first Harvard undergraduate to make the final and glorious sacrifice for the cause of humanity and democracy. The many acquaintances of Hoskier sincerely mourn the loss of a friend whose exceptional qualities were recognized and admired by all who came...