Word: superiority
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Syracuse game may prove to be even tougher for the varsity. Syracuse not only has a more seasoned team than the Crimson, but last year it was decidedly superior to Cornell, beating the Big Hed in two games...
According to Munro, the Crimson defense is slightly superior to that of Tufts, while the attack and midfield on both teams are about equal. On this basis, the varsity should have a small edge over the Tufts squad...
Perhaps the greatest benefit from the trip will be seen in the improved Crimson defense. Because of the superior attacking power of their opponents, the defense-men probably gained more experience than any of their teammates. Leo Daley, Elbridge Gerry, Roger Martin, and Fred Sharf will figure prominently on defense in the future...
...Elizabeth Tarpey was still waiting. When she read about the new Teresians, she decided that perhaps she had waited long enough. She entered as a postulant in December 1919, just before her 27th birthday. At first she had executive jobs at home, then she was appointed regional superior in the Philippines. In 1931 she was elected vicaress (second in command), and in 1935 she spent a year traveling as Mother Mary Joseph's deputy through Asia and the U.S. This world wide experience was helpful when she became Mother General herself, and had to direct the liquidation...
Obedience to the superior is looked upon by the monastic as obedience to the will of God-much as the soldier is trained to salute not the officer but the uniform of his country. The superior deliberately imposes humiliations to break the natural self-love most lay Christians take as a matter of course. Obedience even to a relatively relaxed rule can be a stringent whip if performed, as it should be, on the split instant. St. Thérèse of Lisieux (1873-1897), the "Little Flower," once advised a novice: "When someone knocks at your door...