Word: difficult
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Abreu '11, who played the part of "Boulinard," gave the most finished presentation, and continually drew a laugh from his audience. "Bodard," the role played by J. Heard '12, is certainly the most difficult to impersonate on account of the frequent and sudden changes from delight to despair. C. Chadwick '10, as the cook was the most successful of the women. M. Hoffman '12, as Cecile, was pretty, but not a girl in love, for in her encouragement of her despairing fiance she shows no emotion or feeling whatever...
...article referred to says: "Even the Iayman visiting Harvard is struck by the almost haphazard architecture and entire lack of any general scheme." Unfortunately this is too true. It is difficult to understand why a consistent plan was not followed in the erection of our buildings, and why distorted ideas of architectural beauty should have been perpetuated in some of our least attractive structures. An intense absorption in the engrossing problems of education on the part of the governing authorities must be responsible for the uneven development of the University grounds. Why the power plant was allowed to drop down...
...would the income tax work equitably? Both methods of imposing this tax are disastrous. The income declared would not be one-quarter of the usual amount. It would corrupt and demobilize the people as was done in England. The second method of obtaining the tax by assessors is obviously difficult. Would the freedom-loving Frenchmen submit to having their pockets searched? This was the cause of the French Revolution...
Arnstine was followed by E. L. Viets '11, who argued the negative side. In theory the tax is perfectly fair, but in practice it is most unjust. It would be difficult to ascertain the exact amount of a man's income, his debts and his salary. The fluctuations in a business man's salary would make it almost impossible to determine his income. In Germany, England and Switzerland it has been found to be most harmful, and would it be much better in France? The income tax has made a most conspicuous failure in America; would that same tax succeed...
...unfortunate that the management cannot provide a rink in the Stadium especially for this series. But it seems likely that there will be considerable skating on the river, and with and added accommodation of pounds and private rinks in the vicinity it should be no very difficult matter to have the games played on scheduled dates...