Word: callings
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...desire to do good to all men." If it is re-defined as "the desire to do good to some men in order that one may obtain one's diploma," wherewith shall it be philanthropy? If social service is to be made the equivalent of a college course, why call it social service--and, above all, why call it volunteer work? Perhaps, it is hide-bound conservatism that forces the Princetonian to take a reactionary view of this latest development of higher education spurting from the very fount of Knowledge; yet, the Princetonian is inclined to come forth with...
...second year Law class will hold a smoker in the Dining Room of the Union this evening at 8.45 o'clock. Mr. Herbert Parker, former attorney-general of Massachusetts, will deliver the main address of the evening, and O. Wolcott 2L., toastmaster, will call upon several members of the Faculty for short speeches. There will be refreshments, entertainment by individual members of the class and vocal selections by a colored quartet...
Spring football practice has not been taken seriously by many men in the University who are of first squad calibre, and as a result Captain Brickley and Coach Haughton have found it necessary to issue a second and a third call for candidates. A man who reports for spring practice has an obvious advantage over one who waits till fall to report. If he is a new man, he can attract the attention of the coach and captain by his work; if he is a veteran he can keep himself in trim. A spring squad of less than fifty promises...
...months of their course would be worth trying. It would hamper their freedom little, and might open the eyes of many. But the world that knows Harvard has grown very nervous in the last few years at the tendency toward paternalism; and there is nothing on earth which would call forth such protest as a manifestation of religious paternalism. Again and again the powers that be have calmed the world's fears of the Freshman Dormitories by disclaiming all intention of restricting their inmates; it is no time for even the most lenient of compulsory chapel requirements to be inaugurated...
...present system have been caused by placing too little emphasis on human qualities in the appointment of section men. He further indicates the possibility of improvement in the future by co-operation with the Education Department. Dr. Day's practical experience gives weight to his conclusion that section meetings call for improvement rather than abolition. Mr. Bullard's defence of the athletic coach is also most timely in view of the recent attack on college athletics by Coach Courtney of Cornell and Principal Stearns of Phillips Andover. Mr. Bullard recognizes the difficulties of the situation and makes sound proposals...