Word: worth
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...beauty of the music at times haunting and again vigorously inspiring, the success of the actors in creating the lively spirit of the book: the effective settings; the occasional bits of real and homely Irish humor; and the excellence of the singing voices combine to make "Eileen" so delightfully worth-while that a comparison of it with one of the popular musical comedies is quite as ridiculous as a comparison of the compositions of MacDowell and Berlin...
...just as easily if the race had been the shorter distance. Moreover I have seen many a four mile race won by a crew which was a length behind at the end of the third mile, and a race such as we had at New London in 1914 was worth many years of 'walkovers...
...intelligent study of President Lowell's annual report is well worth the while of anyone who takes an interest in the solution of the larger problems of policy and organization which constantly face the head of a large University. The report shows that the past year, although marred by the loss of several of the greatest men on the Faculty, has been one of continued progress in all branches...
...great expense of rowing is considered by many to the scarcely worth the results obtained by participation in the sport. As there is always a large deficit greatly in proportion to the receipts this loss has top be made up by loyal graduates. The advantage of an amateur coach is one in which the University is alone, for in most of the other colleges professionals take charge of their crews. In spite of this advantage, the University's rowing expenses were larger than those of Yale, Princeton and Pennsylvania last year. The figures for last spring follow: Rcpts. Expenses Loss...
...American college is on trial and probation as to whether it is worth while or whether the men who go to college get the thing for which they started...