Word: peculiar
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...There is an argument for a new gymnasium at Harvard which is peculiar to the place and to the case. In many colleges the gymnasium even of a gilt- edged variety, is used perfunctorily it will do when the weather is too foul to play out-of-doors. In Cambridge there is a large group of men, earnest busy stu- dents, who cannot spare the two or three hours an afternoon for a major or minor sport, but who can dash into a centrally located gymnasium for forty-five minutes to keep bodies tuned up to intellectual tasks. This...
...reality, with geographical and historical interest, and at times of rare loveliness. The sprightly opening scenes take us to the old French colony of Nova Scotia, with the spinning wheel and the quaint costumes of Acadian peasants. The soft sylvan scene representing a shore of the southern Mississippi has peculiar charm, and the weirdness of the Indian wigwam and the trapper's hut in the wilds of northern Michigan brings to us again the attractiveness of some old-time plays. In the latter part of the play there is little relief from the sadness of a sorrowful tale...
...first place, it is a unique problem in pageantry that the men working with Professor Baker have attempted. A pageant exclusively by men, of men, and primarily for men, it is a new venture in this line of histrionic work. There is a flavor peculiar to the traditions embodied in the pageant which it has been found possible to retain in this manner...
...carries a message of good will and friendship from Harvard. To the Harvard graduates scattered over the country he brings news of the progress, and conditions, and needs of the University. Just at this time when Harvard is developing into a great national university, President Lowell's trip is peculiarly auspicious. Each year has seen an increase in the number of western men at Harvard, especially in the graduate schools. But, unfortunately in many places throughout the West knowledge of life and conditions at Harvard is vague and distorted, and the peculiar advantages of a great metropolitan university are unknown...
Just at present the United States Navy has great need of college men to fill certain positions aboard battleships; which require a peculiar kind of intelligence and training. For example, gun pointers, sight setters, spotters, and turret crews are needed, and would be deplorably lacking if the country were faced by sudden war. The elements of mathematics are all that would be required for such work, although greater knowledge, especially in mechanics and engineering, could be used to advantage...