Word: moralizing
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...game. We cannot afford to turn out of college men who shrink from physical effort or from a little physical pain. In any republic courage is a prime necessity for the average citizen if he is to be a good citizen; and he needs physical courage no less than moral courage, the courage, that dares as well as the courage that endures, the courage that will fight valiantly alike against the foes of the soul and the foes of the body. Athletics are good, especially in their rougher forms, because they tend to develop such courage. They are good also...
...should we so completely lose ourselves in admiration of the Fathers, so glorify their wisdom and courage, by confessing that we are weak and foolish, and by demonstrating our timidity? If the Fathers had lacked the moral courage to consider even the question of the practicability and desirability of framing the Constitution, the Articles of Confederation would have been accepted as a frail bond of union. A tithe of the courage and independence required of them ought to suffice for us in the duty of considering whether there should be any amendment...
...with greater subtlety, the ending especially, which is the obvious. The sketch itself is fairly original, and by no means badly done, but the style is unfortunately loose and somewhat careless. "Freshmen and Philanthropy," while somewhat conventional in certain respects, is decidedly amusing, and it contains something of a moral, which, however, is never allowed to become intrusive. It is decidedly better than the other college story. "Histrionics," which does not rise above the average undergraduate medley of athlete, gullible non-athlete, and fickle girl. "The Deserted House," while the ending is to be anticipated from the beginning, is clever...
...assignment of these scholarships, they are intended to confer an academic distinction like that attaching to other scholarships. It is the desire of the founders that in estimating the worth of a candidate for one of these scholarships weight shall be given not only to his mental and moral qualities, but also to his bodily health and vigor, especially as shown in proficiency in outdoor sports. In the assignment of these scholarships preference will be given to the descendants of John Coolidge, who settled in Watertown, Mass., about 1630, and to residents of Natick, Mass...
...literary and scholastic attainments, his fondness for and success in manly out-door sports, such as cricket, football and the like, his qualities of manhood, truth, courage, devotion to duty, sympathy for and protection of the weak, kindliness, unselfishness and fellowship, and finally for his exhibition during schooldays of moral force of character, and of instincts to lead and to take an interest in his schoolmates...