Word: stimulus
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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This year with the stimulus of intercollegiate competition in basketball eliminated there will naturally be less interest in that sport. A transfer of support to hockey may reasonably be expected to take place. As a sport hockey is undoubtedly superior to basketball, and the fact that it is played in the open air makes it more valuable as a means of exercise...
...those men who have evoked the greatest amount of discussion in this connection among graduates and others interested in the selection. The conservatism which should characterize this column prevents the writer from commenting on these men here and indicating personal views and preferences. It is hoped, however, that a stimulus can be given to a keener appreciation of the situation by a plain statement of facts. We find it a most interesting topic for speculation...
Professor Palmer, the second speaker, devoted himself to the subject of college chapel. Its value is three-fold: it cultivates the habit of punctuality by giving definiteness to the first hours of the day; it is an intellectual stimulus; it provides a religious stimulus. L. K. Lunt speaking for the undergraduates, urged appreciation of the opportunities offered here and warned against hasty judgments or harsh censure...
...takes a long time for it to develop and it can only be done by gradually working the one out of the other. The main interest that draws men to these sports in the winter is the prospect of the intercollegiate games. The sports are new and they require stimulus. Hence they will cut short the only interest of the undergraduate life at that dull time of the year, and all the men who go out for hockey and basketball, most of whom do not partake in the major sports, will spend their time idly indoors. Is this what...
...next man in municipal politics must be one who is well versed in the facts of government. Under the present system is it easier for a man to be dishonest than honest; thus a new system is needed by which instead of making it difficult to be honest, a stimulus is added to act honestly...