Word: sit
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...side of the case with the same thoroughness as his own. Clearness, simplicity of language and conciseness are invaluable qualities in public speaking. The last-named in particular is an indispensable asset in stump speaking. A good rule is to have something to say, say it briefly, and sit down...
With the second half-year only one week under way, complaints are already being heard about stuffy, unventilated recitation rooms. After a period of examinations, many of which were held in rooms so cold that we could scarcely hold our pens, we are now compelled to sit by the hour in an atmosphere that makes accurate attention well-high impossible. It would be better to sit in our overcoats with good air, than to be suffocated at our work...
...victory over a college which can put not one eleven into a game, but almost two. If we will win, we must recruit Harvard with winning material by every legitimate means; we must all make it our business to secure the best athletes from preparatory schools, and not sit passive while other colleges bestir themselves; in short we must make a business of our football if we are to compete with Yale...
...other name suits them as well--would bitterly resent being classed with the multitude of political parasites who besiege a successful candidate for office. They insist that they are merely claiming their rights, and cannot understand the attitude of men with equally strong claims who are content to sit by and receive what they deserve. We do not intend to urge men who have been treated with obvious unfairness to refrain mistakes. But if every malcontent would weight his claims thoughtfully before presenting them, and act upon the promptings of his sense of justice, he would save the time...
...idea of having the members of the Glee Club sit together at the mass meeting Tuesday night was a good one. Unfortunately, however, the fellows near the middle of the hall could not hear them. The result was that many of us did not get the tune of the songs accurately. Why not at the next mass meeting carry the excellent idea of Tuesday night one step further, and have the Glee Club sing each song several times before the whole meeting takes it up? Then everybody will know what he is to sing, and he will be able...