Word: demands
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...atback. Obviously, if the movie lost its interest and became purely a moralizing agent, it would at once lose its audiences and some new form of diversion for the masses would spring up. It should take a genius to find plays that will both meet the people's demand for amusement and "uplift" them as well; it should take a greater genius to write them. Yet it can be done. Censorship boards are all very well; but their influence is merely passive. Any real improvement in the tone of the movies must begin at the bottom...
Despite the recent construction of the Freshman Athletic Building and the extension to all men in the University of the privileges of the squash courts and swimming pool, Hemenway Gymnasium is still crowded. The demand for boxing has overflowed the limited facilities at the Gymnasium, and as a result the Department of Physical Education has decided to abandon the out-of-date bowling alleys and is preparing to use the space for handball, so as to make it possible to use the handball room three times a week for boxing...
Just at this moment the function of the true preacher is appreciated more widely than ever before. He is to interpret the new age. Harvard is fortunate in having Dr. Fosdick to speak in behalf of the ministry. the nature of the demand is best exemplified in his person. We want more of this kind. If we had them the church could soon rise again to its place of moral and intellectual leadership in the community. There ought to be a good many young men in college who are fitted by nature for this kind of work...
...outrage and a menace to the peace of the world that the countries represented at Washington cannot come to an agreement regarding the most just and pressing question confronting the Chinese government today--that of an increase in revenue. Not only is the Chinese government sorely in demand for money, but her infant industries need a reasonable amount of protection. These are rights which are undeniably due the Chinese people, unless the integrity of their country is to continue to be a baseless sham...
Following this train of thought--if we cannot increase our equipment to meet the demand can we not, Oriental-wise, decrease our demand. Limitation or enrollment, it is true, has not been the policy of Harvard. The reason is that it is not entirely in accord with the tradition of a liberal institution. The idea that Harvard should deprive any one intellectually qualified of access to the opportunities it offers has not been popular...