Word: vigorousness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...first be designated by his own college or university. The method of such choice is left to the individual institution, but the basis of consideration is generally that of the state committee, namely: literary and scholastic ability and attainments; qualities of manhood, force of character, and leadership; and physical vigor, as shown by interest in outdoor sports or in other ways. There is no written examination, nor is a knowledge of Greek required...
Last week this all-American orchestra performed in Aeolian Hall, Manhattan. After Brahms' Second Symphony, which was taken on with spirit and vigor, there was heard for the first time B. Sherman Fowler's Moonlit Sky. Said the program...
...least interesting feature of the debate this evening will be the opportunity of comparing University speakers, who are but gradually approaching the fluent conversational style, with those of Yale and Princeton where changes in the old order have been made with great vigor and enthusiasm. To some degree the results should measure the appeal and test the practicability of a new style of public address...
...look in his eyes. The picture was painted three years ago, and so it represents President Eliot as an older man than the average graduate remembers him, but as we all know time has shot its bolts with comparatively little effect at Mr. Eliot, and the astonishing force and vigor of his character are well portrayed. His hands are held in characteristic position; on the table to the left are books and papers, the papers painted with singularly luminous and happy touch. A red curtain on the left hand upper part of the picture is balanced by the red table...
...prophet, it is agreed, is without honor in his own country; and what with oil scandals and Labor ministries, the proverb might be stretched to describe the popular attitude toward national governments. The growing skepticism of the ability of the Federal government to compete with private enterprise in vigor or efficiency is sufficiently strong to make astounding the news that under--or despite government management the "Leviathan" has won the speed honors of the North Atlantic. But while this record is a pleasing tribute to the efficiency of the "Leviathan's officers, it serves by force of contrast to direct...