Word: constant
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...change should be towards a lessening and not an increase in the amount of work. But the fact remains that in any case there is great room for improvement. Every undergraduate is well acquainted with the existence of a large number of "snaps"; he is subject to the constant temptation to elect them in spite of the knowledge that to him they will be of little value. Certain whole departments--notably that of Philosophy--are the worst offenders. If the principles of scientific management and standardization are to be introduced at all, they should be adopted consistently...
...Union not only faces a constant deficit, but it is obliged from lack of funds to continue in a building which has not been decently overhauled since its foundation. The floors and stairs are worn and uneven; the upholstering and carpets are ragged and threadbare; new painting and finishing is essential to restore the Union to anything like its original attractiveness. And the inadequacy and inefficiency of the service is notorious...
...Therefore the graduates do not have to bring to bear on the undergraduate the constant pressure for championship teams that is one of the results of alumni loyalty in this country. And (this want especially to emphasize) if the loliaty of college students in American ceases to express itself in an intense desire to see their college athletic team win, and consequently in giving the services to organization for athletic success it may probably cease as well to find expression in the singularly generous giving to the material upbuilding of the educational plants of this country and in the constant...
...Therefore the graduates do not have to bring to bear on the undergraduate the constant pressure for championship teams that is one of the results of alumni loyalty in this country. And (this want especially to emphasize) if the loliaty of college students in American ceases to express itself in an intense desire to see their college athletic team win, and consequently in giving the services to organization for athletic success it may probably cease as well to find expression in the singularly generous giving to the material upbuilding of the educational plants of this country and in the constant...
...obtained made them hate everyone and everything, and they left prison with a desire for revenge upon society. They took the first advantage to commit crime once more, and usually landed back again in prison. The punishments used were often so brutal, the absolute silence and the constant surveillance were so trying, that no good result could possibly have come from such methods...