Word: abruptly
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...recent address a professor of the University gave an explanation of Harvard's inaction which is worthy of thoughtful consideration. He said that the reason there had been no abrupt upset here after the war is that Harvard has always progressed at a smooth rather than a jerky rate. Ever on the lookout and with committees always investigating and suggesting improvements, the University has grown slowly but continuously. In this way Harvard, under President Eliot, faced the period of readjustment after the Civil War. The growth of the graduate schools, the liberalizing of the requirements for the degree...
...been opposed to the movement fostered by Richard Cleveland and the other reformers. Why? Simply because the editorial board has changed. A new board means a complete reversal of policy, all within the space of a single week. The change in the Crimson was similar but not quite so abrupt. It was only two years ago that Harvard's daily was in every sense a pacifist organ. Though it does not admit it, the paper today is a militant among militants. --Boston Transcript...
...were done. Supposing also that Princeton and Harvard joined with Yale in their radical step? The effects would be rather far reaching. Primarily we would see immense amphitheaters representing an enormous investment--$500,000 in the case of the Yale Bowl--standing as valueless relics. We would see the abrupt cessation of the income, with the equally immediate collapse of various non-productive' sports to the support of which this annual increment has been devoted...
...much to say of "The King" that it is one of the very best stories published for some time in any college dream type; taking advantage of the form to blend richly poetical prose with a delicate sympathy for a child's fantasies. "Fools" is better than its abrupt title might lead one to expect. It is a realistic tale of a country flirt and her two admirers--one of them the village idiot. The climax is a really admirable touch of cynicism...
...programs, and personnel. A review of our present season alone would be sufficient to show that the standard of the Pierian Sodality not only satisfies Mr. Goldberg's demands, but surpasses those set by many of the orchestras subsidized by the faculties of other colleges. As to discipline, the abrupt termination by the management of Mr. Goldberg's connection with the orchestra a few days previous to the appearance of his communication may in the opinion of some, indicate too much severity...