Word: used
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1910-1919
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...praise of great men is idle unless the source of their power is guided into the life of the day. Since their fame rests upon certain qualities, no greater praise can be given than the discovery and use of those qualities. The following quotations represent sources of power which if acted upon as they once were, may achieve their former success. Let us keep in mind our particular problem of "radicalism" as it is seen in Lawrence, North Dakota, and Seattle...
...There is no doubt that if men were to be provided with decent equipment, many more would take an interest in competing than do at present. Men of mediocre ability do not care to come out for baseball when they have to play in their old white flannel trousers, use a ball with the horsehide...
Inasmuch as the terms of the agreement made between the Clubs has not been printed for several years, the following resume is published for the benefit of those who are not acquainted with the rules. The Freshman dormitories were first used in the fall of 1914 and their use necessitated certain changes in the activities of the smaller social clubs of the College. It was no longer desirable to have men join these clubs in their Freshman year...
...syllabus represents the epitome of "knowledge served on a silver platter." By its use, the average undergraduate can temporarily absorb and entire term's work in three hours and, entrenched in this manner, successfully thwart the parries of the most despotic "prof." With the examination past history hew can then seek new learning in another field, entirely unhampered by a brain loaded with other ideas. And thus the four years pass most enjoyably. --Daily Princetonian...
...memorial must fulfil. It must be a thing in which every undergraduate must have had an opportunity to contribute his thought and means to its realization. Secondly, it must be dignified, symbolic of the memories and deeds it seeks to perpetrate. And lastly, it must be susceptible of use by the undergraduates in their daily life on the campus. Dignity without utility would not be sufficient. Daily Princetonian...