Word: vain
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...championship of the world. Fighting gamely but uselessly against such opposition the Crimson crossed the finished line about six or seven seconds behind Princeton, and with almost two lengths of open water showing. The Harvard crew had done well, had shown oarsmanship, and power, and fight, but in vain; they were meeting their superiors. The time for the race...
...same thing seems different. Wherein lies this difference? At Gopher Prairie, Carol Kennicott found doing the same thing every day boredom incarnate; but it is not so here, Because, at bottom we are living in an intellectual community; in Gopher Prairie Carol sound no intellectual life, and tried in vain to stimulate it. Here it seems almost as though a great many were trying to avoid it; in spite of them however, it persists, and on the solid foundations of this intellectual existence is based the apparently monotonous round of everyday activity...
...wear their clothes unpressed for a week without suffering social ostracism, can hold their heads high in a Ford, and bathe regularly in the buoyant waters of classroom erudition. Moreover, their sportsmanship cannot be questioned. During the past football season, I say them give sincere applause to the vain efforts of Centre's gridiron warriors, and remain uncovered during the singing of "My Old Kentucky Home...
...have taken advantage of Greece's position by encouraging the rise of Turkish power in Asia Minor. Such an event points to further subjection of the Greeks; so in defence of their liberties guaranteed by the League of Nations, they have entered into a war single-handed with the vain hope of solving their own problems...
...ruminate upon its meaning. The average undergraduate, however, sits stupidly through his lectures, mechanically jots a few incoherent notes, and goes away without a thought as to what has just been said. It is not altogether his fault; some lectures are extremely monotonous and uninteresting. In vain do professors encourage outside discussion among students, or announce voluntary consultation hours. The modern youth comes to college to learn--but not to study...