Word: thrive
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...considered fortunate for the University to add to its list of teachers a man of such scholarly attainment and eminence in his chosen subject of history. As chairman of the Department of History and Political Science he has proven his ability in organization and the Graduate School should thrive under his direction...
...traditional "college" song no longer seems to thrive at Harvard. This appears particularly at class smokers and similar gatherings, where the repertoire is usually limited to a few football songs and a confused rendering of "General Grant" or perhaps the "Stein Song." Other than these there is a noticeable lack of the "good song ringing clear." Energy that might well be expended in becoming familiar with words and parts is squandered in a primitive attempt to drown out one discord with another...
...most striking article in the number is a spirited rejoinder by the editor to the danger of Germanization and general depravity brought against Harvard College by one of its more recent graduates. Harvard cannot thrive without criticism, but this particular attack is unfortunate in more ways than one. The editor finds Oxfordization as perilous a development both for the College and for the critic in question-and disapproves any scheme which would tend to destroy either college spirit or class spirit. This is true: despite the amazing changes wrought by the reform of the curriculum, Harvard College is embedded...
...They are the men who enter intelligently into athletics. Do you suppose that any man who is physically capable of representing the University in three periods of sport, has not enough sense to look after his own physical condition? Such men cannot be injured by too much exercise. They thrive...