Word: facings
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...have to remind this audience that this is the traditional Harvard position and will be maintained in the face of whatever criticisms may come...
...that a professor's political views, social philosophy or religion are of no concern in the University; nor are big activities within the law as a private citizen. I do not have to remind this audience that this is the traditional Harvard position and will be maintained in the face of whatever criticisms may come. Admittedly a university might be faced with a difficult problem if some member of the permanent staff should suddenly announce that he was a full fledged member of the Communist party, but no such problem exists here at Harvard; and when it comes...
...begin with, the Harvard scribe faces the unpleasant task of writing about people whom he must face across the breakfast table the next day. This puts a premium on the ability to sugarcoat the English language to the point where a three-base error becomes merely a tough break. But even kindness of this sort is not enough to placate your athletes-critics, who constantly stantly try to corrupt your attempts to "Write 'em as you see 'em" by burdening you with their side of the story. This has even been carried to the point where a team-mate...
Seniors today face several blocks to achieving that inner peace, he added, such as "the massive materialism of our country. . . . George Santayana paid us the compliment of saying that if he looked into the heart of a man and did not find kindness there he would know he was not an American. But our yard-sticks are patterned to measure things rather than ideas...
...offset its staleness, Territory has several passages of refreshing cinematic excitement. The train robbery has a pleasant flavor of old-style westerns. For admirers of the great outdoors, the shots of McCrea's flyspeck flight across a stupendous cliff face are alone worth the price of admission...