Word: shadows
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Tagore's literary fame, which in 1913 was publicly recognized by the award of the Nobel Prize, is so great as to over-shadow that of his other attainments. He possesses unusual ability as a musician, and also devotes much of his time to the management of a boys' school which he has established in India and is conducting on principles of self-government similar to those of the George Junior Republic. The views of such a many-sided personality are certainly worth listening to, even if they do not coincide with those of our Occidental civilization...
...winning touchdown was due to a Yale fumble recovered by a Yale player, Gates, but the ability of the Blue team to force the ball over the goal line after this fumble was a demonstration of its slight superiority. The University line put up a magnificent defence in the shadow of their goal posts, for it took Yale eight downs to make the 12 yards. It was fourth down and one yard to go when Legore hurled himself and the ball six inches across the line...
...penalized for a total of 95 yards. Yale's defence on its own goal line was a very different thing from its defence in the middle of the field and at the very beginning of the game the Blue team held its opponents for four downs in the shadow of the goal posts...
...grave obligation morally. We have promised time and time again to keep them until we have fitted them for self-government. We have promised to educate them and finally a real independence. We must then maintain our administration in the islands just as long as there remains a shadow of doubt in the minds of the American people that the Filipinos are capable of governing themselves. Then and only then can we discharge our moral obligation with a complete preservation of our honor and duty toward the Filipinos. R. T. Bushnell '19, Second Affirmative...
...only possible to secure the best results when the competitions are on a thoroughly fair basis. The slightest suspicion of partiality throws a shadow over the competition which precludes anyone's going out for it who is not on the "inside." Harvard managerships have recently been run on as equitable a basis as is possible when human beings and not machines are the motivating factors. Undoubtedly, therefore, the best men have been attracted to the competitions and, in a GENERAL WAY, the aim of securing the best men as been realized...