Word: thing
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Freshman Class by the Union in the Living Room of the Union last night, W. H. Meeker '17 made the first speech of advice to the yearlings. He spoke about the various non-athletic activities in College and the Senior Adviser system. There are lots of other things in College besides athletics. The first thing is Phi Beta Kappa. Next in importance are the various publications. Besides the CRIMSON and Lampoon there are the Advocate, Monthly and the Illustrated, which is the youngest publication in College. Then there is the Musical Review for any who are musically inclined. For those...
...Fisher as Annabelle Leigh, who has a husband somewhere, and Mr. Nicander as George Wimblton, who recognizes the day after New Year's as the only time when he is likely to be sober. Once they have made their appearance the dialogue is transformed into a new and ultimate thing fairly overflowing with life. Characterization and personality appear as if by magic, and the whole action is enlivened and lightened. To them, and especially to Miss Fisher, is due the salvation of the first...
...long been true that one is more or less limited in the criticism of a musical comedy. One either likes the thing or one does not, and that is all there is to it. It is an institution that usually defies the laws of cause and effect. In "So Long, Letty," however, now running at the Shubert Theatre, an entirely different sensation is experienced, for here is a play that is highly enjoyable and very apparent reasons for its being...
...many college graduates in the business field may be found in their own opinion that immediately after graduation they should start at the top. There are seven maxims which might well be followed. First, look well to your own self. Dress according to your station. Second, know the thing that you are doing, and know that you know it. Third, do not burn the midnight oil. He is a blockhead who cannot do all his work in the day time. It is merely a matter of concentration, pure and simple...
...Fourth, give your whole attention to the thing that you are doing or are trying to do. Fifth, do not take more than you can do. Sixth, master your situation, whatever it is. If you go through college guessing then you will guess after you graduate. Seventh, be teachable. Always keep yourself in a receptive mood to learn. Many of your best ideas may come from gleanings gained in public places." --Boston Herald...