Word: characterized
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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An interesting number! To an old editor probably the most interesting contribution is the estimate of the work of Paul Mariett '11 by R. E. Rogers--personal and affectionate. It is, however, moderate and just. From it Mariett stands forth--the adventurer as yet in literary fields, who gained in...
"William James, I remember when I was in College, pointed out to me how many young men there were who never succeeded in accomplishing anything. He said, "Ability is very well, but many men of ability fall by the wayside and never reach any particular goal for lack of enterprise...
"Now, let me point out one other thing to you, and that is what we mean by accomplishing something. Are you thinking of reputation? If your idea is reputation, you will get your reward. Reputation is a fairly easy thing to get. A little judicious advertising and a little putting...
What with investigations to determine how many hours the average "A" man spends on his studies, to discover the proportion of students who work during their college course to support them-selves, and learn other interesting facts concerning the character of the student body, we have become quite accustomed to...
...poor man's college or even a middle class college without violating the full character of the community. All classes-financially, morally, intellectually,--all sorts of activities, and all kind of interests can be found represented here. To term Harvard "a so and so college" is to limit the characterization to the point of fallacy. It were an economy of truth not to label it at all but to recognize that in such an institution the community of students is no more, no less, than a mirror of the world beyond the gates. Out task is to encourage others...