Word: unselfish
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...State, it assembles with fitting ceremony to weigh opinions and swap stories. At first glance, the affair seems to be without the pale of ordinary collegiate interest. But at the present time, when colleges are admittedly the fountain from which all blessings flow, their taking the initiative in the unselfish service of moulding public opinion becomes a privilege and a duty not to be regarded lightly...
William Jennings Bryan Jr. Reason: "an unselfish man of great executive ability...
...unfortunate, before the undoubted worth of much of the settlement work, that it has been plunged into disrepute by the bunk of the day But this being the situation it can only be increased by appeals that openly make Babbit baiting and cash the attraction of what passes for unselfish philanthropy. The undergraduate who would naturally turn to such work has not suddenly become a gross materialist But he is necessarily a creature of his age, and repelled by the shabby hypocrisy and business charlatanism that have invaded the domains of service, has poused his enthusiasm in broader fields...
...whom he leaves 20 million pounds; at London. Son-in-law of the late Andrew Yule of Calcutta, India, Sir David prodigiously expanded the firm of Andrew Yule & Co., Ltd., and founded 80 adidtional firms in which he retained controlling interest. In 1926 he contributed largely to an unselfish syndicate of liberals who purchased the Daily Chronicle from David Lloyd George at a price which netted the Welshman $14,500,000 profit and under an agreement whereby Liberal Lloyd George still controls the policy of the Chronicle...
According to Mr. Ouimet no group of men is more pleasant to travel with than a team of golfers such as contest the Walker Cup. They are unselfish, helpful, and exceedingly cheerful. "To be a good golfer one has to be a gentleman: the attributer of each go hand in hand...