Word: selection
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...information of every kind from that unending stream that flows past every man who has the eyes to see it. Moreover, it ought to be such that he is capable of turning his mind effectively to direct preparation for his life work, whatever the profession or occupation he may select...
...have undertaken to select from the best literature of the world a five-foot shelf of books to be published by P. F. Collier & Son under the title of "The Harvard Classics." The selection is intended exclusively for English-speaking people...
...case of the latter that an efficient professional caterer be found. As I look back on my own days at Memorial it seems to me there was an enormous waste; the waiters used to bring us vast quantities of roast beef, for instance, from which we could select the tid-bits which suited our palates. Such waste of course would not be tolerated in a hotel. Economy at Memorial is greatly to be desired; I should think the Corporation might accomplish a great deal by keeping a large number of cows, sheep, pigs, and hens at the Bussey Institute...
...that, "Very few men go out for the University team." Permit me to correct this statement,--at the beginning of the present season something over 30 presented themselves as candidates,--surely a fair number from which to select three...
...subject for this year's William H. Baldwin Prize is "A Study of Practical Operation of Government in Some Large American City." This prize, of $100, is offered annually by the Municipal League for the best essay on a subject connected with municipal government. Competitors may select as their field of study any American city with a population of over 300,000. The competition, as in former years, is limited to undergraduates in American colleges which offer distinct instruction in municipal government. Essays must not exceed 10,000 words, and must be mailed or delivered to an express company...