Word: infinitum
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...started earlier, at the sacrifice of certain kinds of learning which cannot be acquired later. And if one fellow gets his start, others must compete with him in the same way. Thus the old condition will re-assent itself until someone takes an earlier start--still, so on, ad infinitum. But provided that the more rigorous features of these programs are omitted, such as the "professorship of public recreation" or that rumored department of hat-trimming in a certain co-educational college, the training of sense certainly has great advantages over the training of memory...
...escape the vigilance of the championship CRIMSON team (huzzas!), the following will be the line-up: CRIMSON. LAMPY. Walker, g. g., Makepeace Smith, p. p., Hale Batchelder, c.p., (Capt.) c.p., Wentworth Nesbit, r.w. r.w., Kettell Baker, (Hollister), r. r. Crombie (Hollister) Bennett, l.w. l.w., Herter Sub., Ad Infinitum Sub., Ad Libitum...
...enough ways of doing this unrequired work, so that every man can suit his own case. Those of academic bent can by getting good marks raise the academic standard. Other men can take part in athletics, still others can work on the various undergraduate publications, and so on ad infinitum...