Word: editing
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...edit a volume of college verse is a labor of love; to disparage a labor of love is an ungracious act. Yet it is impossible to commend unreservedly "The Poets of the Future: a College Anthology for 1916-17"--the collection of 165 poems that Mr. Henry T. Schnittkind presents after culling over the "several thousand" that were submitted to him by the poets of "several hundred colleges"! One can have nothing but admiration for the patience and industry of an editor who has performed so stupefying a task; also, one can only marvel at the enthusiasm that has survived...
...year's Freshman Red Book, it has been decided that no Sophomore Blue Book will be published this year. It is thought that the usefulness of the Blue Book, as it has appeared in recent years, is not great enough to justify the expenditure of the time necessary to edit...
...dreamer of immediate World-Peace who places his faith in the altruism of human nature, must receive a severe shock upon noting the selfishness of succeeding Senior classes. For three men to compile and edit the Class Album is an exacting and difficult task; and the failure of many of those who elected them to spend the half hour's time necessary for having their pictures taken and filling out their lives is not encouraging...
...distinctly the work of gentlemen who show a commendable, even if somewhat immaturely executed, endeavor to write English worthy of our best traditions. All of us at Harvard may feel justifiable pride in the fact that in these days of so much debased printed English, the young men who edit our college papers keep to standards of literary dignity...
...class secretary is the officer, upon whom the class will largely depend for coherence, enthusiasm, and direction during its career after graduation. The office is no sinecure. It should be filled by a person who keeps constantly in touch with his classmates; he should know how to collect and edit news for the Class Reports, which means that he should have experience in the details of printing and proof-reading; his acquaintance should be as wide as the class, not limited by the interested of any set, club, or clique...