Word: stick
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...national diet offers abundant opportunity for the one-column a day wit of newspaper paragraphs. But we feel quite serious about it. The new menu sounds interesting, and would perhaps taste even more so. Most of us, however, prefer to stick to the plain, old-fashioned tenderloin steak...
...first test of the fighting ability of Harvard men in the R. O. T. C. will take place during the next two weeks. The power to concentrate, the power to stick to an irksome task, the power to do one's duty when anything else would be pleasanter, all these will be thoroughly tested before one shot has been fired. The man who works successfully and passes his final examinations with high grades will have proved his capability of becoming a valuable officer. The first hours of tedious study to fit ourselves to be officers are at hand. The first...
...with Murray at third base, was not on the field, and may leave the squad permanently in order to join the Naval Reserve. Yesterday's game was marked by some hard-hitting, Bond, who has been leading the squad at the bat, having an especially brilliant day with the stick, with three timely singles to his credit. Bothfeld and Burrill were each credited with a single and a double, and Ellis, McLeod and Reed also contributed to the day's total of hits, each driving out two singles. The fielding of both teams was almost constantly ragged, as opposed...
...more in the dark about the opportunities that will be open to him. Until he knows more he will do well to practice the first virtue of the soldier, the patient pursuit, with all his might, of the course indicated to him. If in the training corps let him stick to it, learn self-control, and not permit nervous excitement to distract him from his other work. When the proper moment comes, and not before, he will be asked to give his whole time to military preparation. Those who are not in the training corps will be wise to wait...
...assurance that you may take your time, you even dare to tell the zealous candidate for the CRIMSON, when he calls for your manuscript, to come again later, for you are not ready yet. It is a good change--for the reviewer--that the Advocate has made. Let it stick to it. And let other papers follow the good example...