Word: side
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...American college has been under fire in recent years. It has been attacked for its emphasis on so-called side-shows; it has been criticized for moral looseness; it has been condemned for lack of responsibility among its undergraduates. Men experienced in affairs and careful of thought--college graduates themselves and men who know--have expressed the opinion that changes must be effected if the American higher educational system is to justify its existence...
Undeniably gross faults stand out. One witty undergraduate gave proof of that fact when he declared that under no conditions would he let his studies interfere with his college education. President Wilson showed his grasp of the situation when he said that he believed the side-shows of college life had diverted the interest and attention of students from the main issue. An author--an alumnus of Yale--puts these word into the mouth of one of his characters: "The American colleges and universities today are splendidly equipped institutions organized for the prevention of learning." One writer refers...
...paper," was the subject announced last night for the trials for the University debating teams. On February 20, candidates for the teams which are to compete against Yale and Princeton in the annual triangular debate on March 22 will be expected to speak for five minutes or either side of this question...
...Living room of the Varsity Club has been rearranged, and will be used as the general office. A counter has been built from one side to the other at which business will be transacted. On the second floor of the building is space for clerks and records, while the third floor is being utilized by the Department of Economics...
...back-hand shot at the finish of a rush down the rink with the informal forwards. Less than a minute later Burkhart, the Wanderer's right wing, carried the puck beyond the informal forwards and by a long shot past the defence scored the only goal for his side and the last one of the evening. From then until the close of the first period, the stellar work of A. H. Bright '19 in the forward line and of both N. S. Walker '20 and J. Stubbs '20 in the defence protected the informal goal from danger, and kept...