Word: answering
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...communication in today's issue, Mr. Hudson Maxim replies to the CRIMSON'S criticism of the free distribution of his book, "Defenseless America," to the Senior class. He begins his answer with the statement that even though his advice is mistaken, "it does no harm to warn the country of dangers that do not exist." Does a warning which calls for a radical change in the national policy, involving the expenditure of millions of dollars, do no harm if it happens to be based on false assumptions...
...question arises as to whether the labor that the new volume manifestly involves is worth while, one can only answer that it is much more worth while than many another activity that offers the Freshman an excuse for not "doing his job" of regular work. But that is a debatable question for future boards to decide. In general I think that the innovations are to be approved; and the Red Book Board is to be congratulated for a good piece of work. With the exception of one or two minor inaccuracies, and the slight to Dame Musica noted...
...letter which Professor Taussig sent to Vossische Zeitung in answer to Professor Eduard Meyer's letter entitled "The Spirit of Harvard," which is printed in the last issue of the Alumni Bulletin probably expresses the conviction of all Harvard men that "the bonds of intellectual co-operation between nations will not prove to have been severed when this tragic struggle comes to an end." Perhaps no institutions of learning in the world can claim such cosmopolitan origins and affiliations as American universities, and of these none comes into closer relations with scholars of all nations than does Harvard...
Professor Samuel Williston, author of the Sales Act, and Weld professor of Law, will speak on "Preparing for the Law School." J. Amberg 3L., note editor of the Law Review, will talk on "Getting Under Way." Several members of the board of advisors will be present to answer questions of all sorts pertaining to the study...
...morning I went over and talked with three men, and I said, "No, it is impossible that you can drop him out like that." Then I said, "What does D mean in Math" (This is now my main point, for Math. has always been his A study). The gentleman answered, "We go very swift at Harvard and probably your son cannot keep up the pace." Just think of such an answer. Then I said, "That E in Economics?" He said, "Well they are all taking first year at that." Mind you, to travel so swiftly in such a deep subject...