Word: spirit
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...that they can’t use Harvard’s money to pay for other, underage, undergraduates’ alcohol is flabbergasting. “Perhaps this might be acceptable in other less principled societies, where membership does not require a commitment to logic and reason in the spirit of open inquiry,” the UC Executive posits in its memorandum. “In our University community the standard is higher; we demand decision through discussion, and finality through debate.”Imagine, a Dean of the College with the temerity to take a decision without...
...Head of Concord Academy since 1948, by 1960 Elizabeth Hall had injected into the school a new spirit and sense of purpose. No longer were the girls focused on the upcoming debutante world and a lifetime focused solely on marriage and family. Instead, women were viewed as active do-ers for whom all possibilities were open...
...rebuilt it board by board (including the labor and encouragement of all the classes) on the Concord Academy campus. With Hall as Head, Concord students learned that women could run tractors, paint clapboards, participate in town meetings, pursue dreams. The possibilities of action were unlimited. It was this spirit that attracted Drew to Concord Academy...
...Confident, independent, eager to try new activities, and filled with the spirit of fun, she launched herself into life at Concord with enthusiasm. As a student, she was exceptionally thoughtful and intelligent, quick to pick up academic challenges in class and explore new ideas. As a writer, she learned to express herself clearly and directly, skillful in putting criticism to good use. Interested in ideas for their own sake, she was able to excel in all areas—math, science, languages, history, and English...
...kleptomaniacs does Fasci think he is going to catch? Does he know that there is an electronic gate that beeps if you take an unauthorized library book through it? Does he realize that you can’t fit many stolen goods under a calculator face? A rebellious spirit infused the air as students distributed pieces of paper encouraging inconvenienced peers to complain to Heather E. Cole, Lamont’s Head Librarian. Even the powerful weighed in on the scene, as UC Vice President Matthew L. Sundquist ’09 expressed his hope that...