Word: worldly
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...especial effect in him through that temperamental beneficence, that philanthropy in a peculiar sense, so characteristic of him. I suppose he never met any man without wishing to share with him the grace of his learning, the charm of his wisdom, the light of his knowledge of the world; but this is poorly suggestive of the pervasive influence of his constant precept and example, which only those whose lives it shaped could duly witness...
...present time the University has in it one of the greatest runners the world has ever known, in Alfred Shrubb. It is without doubt the opportunity of a lifetime for a man who wishes to know how to run long distances to come out, and to learn without injury to himself. It is appalling in a University of 2071 eligible men, with this opportunity starting them in the face, that only twenty men are out running under his careful direction. If a man has never run, it is the time for him to try, for no one knows what...
...United States as a World Power," by A. C. Coolidge...
...Freshman entering a competition only a fortnight after arriving in Cambridge is at a complete loss for a week or two, and after that he finds himself considerably behind his more experienced Sophomore competitor. It is also true, obviously enough, that a man working under strange conditions, in a world totally different form the school or home life he has left the previous year, is of less value than one who is familiar with his surroundings. These reasons have seemed sufficient to warrant its discontinuance...
...ideas of monopoly that have been dominating industrial and labor organizations. Harvard offers a competition in intellectual labor, beginning with the entrance examinations which distinguish Harvard almost alone among American institutions. From entrance examinations to graduation and then on in business life extends a series of competitions, for the world at large has not yet accepted the elimination of competition. Men come here to acquire the mental power, mental alertness, the perspicacity that is essential for success...