Word: vastly
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...instance, it is greatly to the credit of any nation, of any government, when it performs some vast undertaking which will last for many centuries and which adds perceptibly to the sum of achievements of mankind. Such an undertaking is the Panama Canal. Last spring, when in Europe, I was struck by the fact that every statesman I met deemed two acts of the American people during the past decade pre-eminently worth noting; these two being the voyage of the battle fleet round the world and the business-like efficiency with which we were doing the work...
...this class that the promoters of rowdyism at Memorial belong. The demonstrations are offensive to the vast majority of those present, for most men like to have their meals in quiet. If in the Communication printed in another column, the responsibility is justly attributed to the Freshmen, the sooner they learn that blatant noise is not admired at Harvard, the better it will be for them and for the University. If it is upperclassmen who misbehave, all that can be said is that they are old enough to know that such disturbances are useless, destructive, undignified and offensive...
...those of which he takes advantage. From colleges in different parts of the country have been heard general complaints that students not engaged in professional work have far too little desire for sound scholarship, and slender respect for those who work hard; while athletic triumphs are regarded as of vast importance. Now, it is a very significant fact that this condition is not due in the main to a sincere belief that prowess in sports is intrinsically of greater value than intellectual achievement. Almost every undergraduate would be proud to be told that he was destined in after life...
...improved by the addition of set bowls in every room, and by the further addition of one spray to each of the existing showers. Thayer, at present, does not afford much opportunity to use water. There are a very few set bowls scattered throughout the building. For the vast majority of the men, who do not happen to get one of the rooms thus equipped, one set bowl is provided in the basement of each entry. In each of the entries in Thayer there is but one shower with four sprays. There should be one on each-floor...
Interclass sports unquestionably afford as much real fun as any form of athletics in College. The seasons are short, the training light, and the issues of no vast importance, so that they provide an almost ideal opportunity for exercise. For these reasons they should receive enthusiastic support. One of these sports--class rowing--begins today, and as in the past it has suffered materially from the irregularity of its votaries, we wish to bring to their attention the inconvenience which they cause to others. It is altogether natural for candidates who feel that they have no chance of making their...