Word: things
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Although in measles the rash is usually preceded, for three or four days by fever, malaise, and symptoms of a "cold in the head," Frequently the first thing that leads the student to consult a physician is the appearance of a spotted eruption on the face, cheet and abdomen...
...preventing the descent from being too rapid). This would take at least ten minutes after the seat of the escape has been thrown back up to the window. Meanwhile the remaining occupant of the room would probably be suffocated or burned. As the wooden stairs would be the first thing to burn in a fire in any building, it seems only reasonable to demand a fire-escape for every occupant of a room. Yet reasonable as this is, it is almost a certainty that the authorities will never satisfy the demand. They are opposed to innovations. It is more picturesque...
...sensible editorial discussion of the custom of some instructors in asking unimportant questions on examinations is the only thing that justifies the current number of the Advocate. It is fair to suppose that not all the instructors who ask trivial questions on examinations are influenced solely by their desire to lessen the effectiveness of preparation by printed notes; a broader policy, however, of asking more general questions would be fairer and, as the editorial points out, should produce more lasting benefits...
...Nature of Goodness;" and Mr. Bell discusses "The Harvard Story," in a manner which would be a shade more happy if he did not describe Mr. Wister's "Philosophy 4" as a "booklet." The story by Mr. Hagedorn has more atmosphere than one often finds in that kind of thing nowa-days; and the amateurish "Ballad of the Trent,'" has promising simplicity, and vigor of movement. Perhaps the most significant article, however, is that which urges a new course. The writer is of opinion that Harvard men do not write good short stories; and with the artless assumption, so characteristic...
...foremost it has given the working man the power to say something in determining the condition of employment. In the conditions of modern industry, it is readily seen that-the working man, standing alone, counts for little, if anything, as a bargainer. The working man has but one thing to sell, and that is his labor. Capital controls the machinery, without which that labor can bring no results. The working man is thus at a complete disadvantage. Organization has given to the individual the power which, standing alone, he could not have. Here is the absolute necessity...