Word: skills
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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While in a hospital in London Dr. Grenfell first became convinced of the stupendous value of knowledge, in that it gives power to do great things; this is especially clear in the medical profession where so much depends on skill and learning. At this same period it was brought home very forcibly to him that free will must be exercised in seeking knowledge, above all knowledge of religion, and that great faith lies at the bottom of religion. Those who oppose Christianity most vigorously today are those who have never had the faith to try it; a man who refuses...
...been my good fortune to hear. I doubt very much if there are more than three or four living Americans who could speak for an hour and a half on political questions, and hold the audience in deepest interest and handle their subject with such complete grasp and skill. More than that, Mrs. Pankhurst is a woman of rare charm and of the highest idealism. How could Harvard be so lacking in courtesy, chivalry and good taste as to refuse to let her have our finest lecture hall...
...University men outplayed their opponents in nearly every department of the game and especially in the forward line. Here, although Captain Byng was absent, their superiority in speed and skill was marked. Two of the University's goals were scored by Murdoch and the other three by Greene, Locke and Needham respectively...
...come back" after the serious losses which it suffered in the Princeton game. Perhaps more than ever before the result of the game will depend upon generalship on the part of Yale's quarterback-captain and Harvard's quarterback and captain. Howe is a player of remarkable sagacity and skill, and Potter is a man who keeps a cool head and runs his team so as to get the maximum amount of power out of it. The test will be to see whether the latter can stand the physical strain of the game after his injury, and whether the former...
...Harvard in spreading a wider appreciation of the opportunities of college men in dramatic work. In speaking of Harvard, he emphasized its great need for a University theatre, which should be the focus of all the dramatic activities of the University and where men could acquire the technique and skill necessary for a dramatic career