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This course was instituted twelve years ago by several influential Harvard alumni, notably Charles O. Brewster '76, and the Harvard Department of Music--the object being to provide perfectly free opportunity for all students in the University to begin an acquaintanceship, at any rate, with standard works of classic and modern musical literature. The feeling was that no one should claim to be a cultivated man of letters unless his general knowledge of music was somewhat on a par with that which is reasonably taken for granted by the world in such other arts as poetry, prose, painting, and architecture...
...unaware of, to feature by large headlines the news when a man who has had any period of training at the University gets into conflict with the law. He may have absconded, become involved in a fist fight, or had philosophical leanings toward the I. W. W. His sole acquaintanceship with the University may have been a semester while studying for the doctor's degree in Hindu mythology, a term at the summer school, or a season as assistant janitor's helper in Widener. The occasion of his relations with the University, or the nature of his illegality...
...University teas which occur on Fridays throughout the winter provide an easy avenue to acquaintanceship with one's professors. In the past they have done much to change the traditional attitude of antagonism between student and professor into one of mutual friendliness. Invitations are extended to all members of the University, and all are equally sure of a hospitable welcome. President Lowell's Sunday afternoon receptions for students are also a pleasant means for furthering such relationships. The day is gone when the President is able to bow to everyone he meets in the yard, but each man in college...
...Kelley's subject was "The Current Task of American Socialists" and frequently she brought up her experiences as a social worker at the Henry street settlement in New York. As secretary of the National Consumers' League she mentioned her broad acquaintanceship with the Socialists of the country and their work...
...field consists in gathering and writing up news items which are of interest to members of the University, and affords in addition, an invaluable training in self-expression, an admirable opportunity to get into touch with the working of the University, and an excellent chance to form an extensive acquaintanceship among the more prominent undergraduates...