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Dates: during 1920-1929
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The Harvard "type" is famous, and is usually diagnosed as a complication of broad "a"s, horn-rimmed glasses, and aloofness. Such a generality is no truer than generalities ever are, this one included. We consider it scarcely fair to Williams to term it "a glorified country club", although we...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "HARVARD CAN NO MORE BE COMPARED TO WILLIAMS THAN AN ELEPHANT TO A ROSE" | 5/29/1925 | See Source »

I should consider myself conservative in saying that the average Harvard Junior is as mature as the average Williams Senior at commencement time. That may account in some measure for the frequent inability of representatives from the two institutions to understand each other's viewpoints and attitudes toward life. But...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "HARVARD CAN NO MORE BE COMPARED TO WILLIAMS THAN AN ELEPHANT TO A ROSE" | 5/29/1925 | See Source »

Reprinted in these columns are excerpts from communications of two Yale graduates to the New York Times which were published in that paper May 23 and 25 respectively. Yale is to be congratulated for having among its alumni spirits fearless enough and loyal enough to defend what they consider the...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YALE'S REBELLIAD | 5/26/1925 | See Source »

Before supper the three hall choruses will sing. They will be judged by Mr. W. C. Hellman '00. Instructor in the Music Department of the University; Mr. Harrison Potter, Boston pianist; Mr. A. S. Potter '17, Dr. A. W. Wright '17, who has directed the hall choruses in their preparation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: JUDGES AND USHERS FOR JUBILEE ARE ANNOUNCED | 5/22/1925 | See Source »

The second type of attack is that of the dissenter who attaches to his Jacobinism a fervent howl for "liberal education." He proposes free choice in his selection of courses, with no bustles on this "lady" of ours. Herein there are several points to consider on both sides. The conservative...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YALE NEWS PRIZE ESSAYIST ADVOCATES GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN DEPARTMENTAL SYSTEM AND MORE ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS | 5/21/1925 | See Source »

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