Word: splendorful
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There is a gladiatorial splendor about football which makes an elemental and therefore all the more strong appeal to young men, who are usually quite elemental. We may hope that it is the representative national game. It surely represents a higher ideal than baseball, which is an elaborate nonsense. The bravest of the Spartans would have felt a not ignoble thrill, sitting in the top row under the collonades, when Mahan met LeGore. It is a Roman game; it is a brave game...
...object lessons of great value now. However, a few years of required Latin in school will not help us on the road. For all have future scholars they will only serve to waste the energy which might have been thrown into the direct study of Rome herself, of the splendor of her institutions, and the greatness of her sons. By all means let us continue to teach Latin in American schools, but let us not force it on those who might utilize their time to a greater advantage in other ways...
...Chapel this evening and tomorrow offers a chance for men in the University to pay tribute to the day. Whether a man is religious or not; whether he believes in the divinity or humanity of that man whose birth is celebrated, he should be wise enough to recognize the splendor of a belief which through twenty centuries of civilization has influenced uncounted millions. No one can totally bar faith and theism from his life without suffering somewhat. Unless we recognize Christmas in its greater significance, we have failed to grasp the sprit of the time...
...pointed out that the war was "democracy versus military autocracy;" that it had been planned for years. "The divine right of empire has led the best part of Germany astray, but there are still remnants left of the old-time splendor before the Hohenzollerns dominated the land with their inverted theories...
...regret grows stronger as we realize we are to reap no harvest from our investment. We are providing for posterity. It is an inspiring thought, indeed, to think that some day we may have nephews or sons romping in the splendor of a glorious gym. which first gained impetus from our own contribution, but somehow the inspiration is not quite sufficient...