Word: supporting
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...these aims are to be carried out. But, in order that the school may really fulfil the function for which it is established, it must have the active co-operation of the individual home and of the community. Unless the work of the school is re-enforced by home support, the efforts of the teachers will not meet with an appropriate response from the pupils. The teacher may work as hard as he can but he cannot rely on a corresponding effort on the part of the pupil if the pupil's parents are indifferent or possibly even averse...
Furthermore unless the school has the adequate financial support of the community, it can do nothing well; it cannot provide suitable buildings and equipment; it cannot secure and retain teachers who possess scholarship, cultivation, and teaching power commensurate with the work they have to do; it cannot provide the skilled supervision needed to maintain the school buildings and their equipment in a satisfactory condition, and the teaching force at a high level of efficiency...
...Freshmen will support the negative side of the question: Resolved "That the permanent retention of the Philippines by the United States is desirable...
...Exeter on Dec. 8 will be held in Sever 11, at 7.15, this evening and will be in the form of a regular debate. The six men retained at the first trial have been assigned by lot to sides L. Grilk, J. J. Nichols and J. W. Scott will support the affirmative; A. A. Ballantine, J. Daniels and G. P. Adams, the negative. W. T. Foster '04, R. C. Bolling 2L., and S. R. Wrightington '97 will act as judges. After the trials the side of the question which the Freshman will support in the debate with Exeter will...
...work in the morning, it was in the main inexcusable. Both on the offense and defense the team was slow. The three centre men lacked energy and the ability to get the jump on their opponents. The backs were fairly successful on the offense, but gave the line little support on the defense. The whole team played too high. The only improvement noticeable was in Kendall's work. Throughout the season his weakness has been poor defensive work and failure to help in the interference, but yesterday he succeeded fairly well in overcoming these faults. On the other hand there...