Word: currents
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...following appointments were approved yesterday by the Board of Overseers: Henry Aaron Yeomans '00, assistant professor of Government, and also a member of the Administrative Board of Harvard College for the second half of the current academic year; Samuel Henshaw h. '03, Director of the Museum of Comparative Zoology; Edward Hickling Bradford '69, professor of Orthopedic Surgery Emeritus; James Jackson Putman '66, professor of Diseases of the Nervous System Emeritus; Chandler Rathfon Post '04, assistant professor of Greek and of Fine Arts: Horace David Arnold '85, dean of the Graduate School of Medicine...
...mean, and who-ever may be right, we are at least interested in this tract of the Socialist Club, not because we want to see more socialists, nor because it is a remarkable or flawless bit of argument. We have always held that Harvard men should interest themselves in current problems, and Harvard men certainly know nothing about Socialism as a rule. Our most important reason for considering it, however, is that it seems to us that the danger of the movement lies only in the glamor that surrounds it. If this were removed the blind enthusiasm of the fanatic...
Members of the Faculty will be invited, from time to time, to address the class and lead its discussions. The topics will not be confined to religious interests, but will deal with current questions and relations between religion and economics. Dr. Fitch urges every Freshman, whether or not he was a member of the class during the first half-year, to attend these informal meetings...
...most important steps taken for many years in the way of expanding Harvard's influence to the social work of the world at large. The council intends to systematize and simplify social service researches by publishing a bulletin, giving an account of the council's current activities and of the material collected, to which other societies may refer, thus avoiding the duplication of work which is now such an impediment to progress. President Lowell has welcomed the plan very heartily, and Harvard has given a room in Emerson Hall to be used as an office. The officers of the council...
...semi-annual report of the Co-operative Society presented to the Directors at their February meeting a few days ago shows a gain in business, for the first half of the current year amounting to about $15,000. If the rate of increase is continued, the business of the Co-operative for the entire year will amount to over $400,000. In membership there has been a gain of 118 over the corresponding figure for a year ago. The report also showed a slight decline in operating expenses, while the ratio of gross profits has been maintained. There is every...