Word: thoroughness
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...concerned and wholly unjustified. It is always easy to criticise. When criticism is justly due, in athletics or in other University affairs, let it come. But rather than jump to conclusions, as in this case, from the mere result of a race, let those who criticise first acquire a thorough knowledge of the facts of the situation. WILLIAM G. GRAVES...
...allowed to renew their leases. This insures the entire three buildings for Juniors, a very desirable situation attained now for the first time in the history of the Senior dormitory scheme. The Corporation has made this additional concession with the intention of giving the plan a fair and thorough trial; but there is not reason to believe the privilege will be renewed in case the present Junior class fails to fill the buildings...
...develop passing and team play. This was followed by a 30-minute scrimmage between two provisional teams in which neither side scored owing to the roughness of the ice, which made passing and shooting very difficult. The work of the defense was good though it was not given a thorough test...
...those parties depend for their maintenance upon patronage and subsidies from private corporations, it will remain outside. If it would be actively represented in Civic politics and impress itself upon the community as the National parties do, it must have its own agency of expression. It is because of thorough organization and discipline that the National party can afford to ignore the Conscience of the community and to ride rough-shod over its supplications and protests. It is not a bit afraid of numbers if they lack discipline and leadership and ignores them until intoxicated with success it oversteps...
...well off. He spent seven years at the University of Cambridge and had his master's degree from Emmanuel College. This was about all that was known of him up to 1884. Now we know besides that he was a well-trained youth, and had a long and thorough preliminary education...