Word: wouldn
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...season will denend very, very largely upon the undergraduate body. If there is a continuation of the atreolous indifference of this spring, failure is practically a certainty. We can only win if there are some red-blooded he-men around Cambridge who can parallel the group who wouldn't accept anything but vicoty from 1912 to 1915. There is a lot more satisfaction in celebrating a victory than in hunting up an alibi for a defeat...
...intensive loyalty and enthusiasm, two factors vitally essential to success in any field of effort. The coming football season depends very largely upon the attitude of the non-playing undergraduates. We can win if there are some red-blooded he-men around Cambridge who can parallel the group who wouldn't accept anything but victory from 1912 to 1915. There is a lot more satisfaction in celebrating a victory than in hunting up an alibi for a defeat...
...short, asks Mr. Agate, what is life and why is genius? We fear that even the Bellman who knew all about Snarks and Bathing Machines and Things could not do all this reconciling. And if he could, life wouldn't be worth living...
...last Terry has consented to recognize our mental superiority without unnecessary trials and has promised to forget all cuts for the day. We don't know where we're going--but what's the odds? We wouldn't get there if we had a pocket map. Just send your cup and tuck away some of the Right Stuff for future use. Then stand...
...practical contact with college students knows that the theory is untenable. There are those who are actually harmed by going to college. Some are wholly spoiled. They forget whatever habits of industry they may have had and they cultivate extravagant tastes. If they were learning something the situation wouldn't be so bad, but usually they are the very ones who take the most care not to expose themselves to education for fear that they may catch...