Word: succeeded
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...increasing control and influence of the college authorities over the life of the average undergraduate. It was the opinion expressed at that time that in so far as this paternalism tended to soften the transition from school to college, or made it more likely that the average man would succeed--even at the possible expense of the single genius--the change was to be welcomed...
...increments," but with the recent modification of the elective system. He is disturbed by the thought that some brilliant young men may be handicapped in their careers as specialists by the necessity of distributing some of their courses in other departments than their favored ones. Probably he will not succeed in convincing many readers that his fear is reasonable. His appeal to the example of our grandfathers seems singularly inapposite: to be sure, our grandfathers did not know the term "distribution," but they were required to study Greek, Latin, mathematics, logic, and other forgotten subjects...
Long hours of hard, often uninteresting work are an essential part of a lawyer's life, and only diligent men can succeed. But the rewards are great. Its failures are less complete and discouraging than those of the other professions, and economically it compares favorably with any of them, except possibly that of business. Moreover the work is intensely interesting, and though not always hitched to big cases, it always concerns big principles...
...invariably they are found spending all their time preparing for war, forgetting, or, through perfectly justifiable interest in the technique of their profession, ignoring the fact that such ever-increasing preparation is itself the chief cause of all modern wars. Thus, also, just to the extent that they succeed in the purpose for which they were founded, will the Summer Training Camps stifle the university man's belief in the chance for peace now and today. The man who served in an army reserve of any kind may believe he is thoroughly anti-militarist in spirit, but the insurance...
...Brickley '15 is planning to coach the football team at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, next fall, where the will succeed Jack Cates, a former Yale man. Although Brickley has not signed a contract for the position he has made up his mind to accept it. After three years of training under Haughton, Brickley should be able to qualify as an expert coach. His work in that line with the Everett team late last fall proved his ability as such...