Word: stay
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Freshmen. To be a part of the college you must stay in it. To stay in it you must study. To study you must not be too frequent patrons of the Cambridge Boston subway...
...Plumb; to devise planks to win over this form of discontent or that form of disgruntlement. Little but disappointment could result from such a policy. The professional exploiters of "unrest" are very apt to go off and flock by themselves this year, in any event. Whether they go or stay, the Democratic party ought to have the wisdom and firmness not to allow itself to be outdone by the Republicans in interpreting the overmastering desire of the great masses of the people. This is to rebuild the fabric of industry and commerce as rapidly as possible, to assure all sound...
Tomorrow at 1.05 the three crews which are to race against Yale on June 25 will leave for training quarters at Red Top. In addition, the squad will be accompanied by three coaches, five managers and a number of students to wait on table during the stay at New London. Two substitutes for the University and for the Freshman crews will make the trip. Yesterday the launches were driven down, and tonight the shells and oars and other equipment will be shipped so as to have all in readiness for the crews when they may arrive...
First, "in my opinion, no American school or college intended for youth of between 18 and 22 years of age should accept such ill-prepared material as West Point accepts." If there is any school or college harder to get into, or more difficult to stay in once having arrived, than West Point, I have yet to learn of it. The entrance examinations are notorious for their severity and comprehensiveness, especially in mathematics and allied subjects. The number of failures among the candidates each year is ample proof of this fact. Furthermore, certificates admitting without examination are not accepted from...
...creditable. In self-sacrifice and devotion to duty they stand ace-high. What of the officers who, against their fondest hopes but in keeping with their sense of duty, remained on this side to train thousands of reserve officers; the pupils went across while the teachers had to stay--because their work here was invaluable. What of the records of men like Goethals, Pershing, and hundreds of others less renowned but no less worthy...