Word: failings
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...CRIMSON is much indebted to M. Doumic for his kindness in offering to write the reports of his lectures. Although possessing a fair knowledge of French, the American reporter who has to translate a lecture, in summarizing it is extremely likely to fail in giving due prominence to important points and to miss almost entirely the personality of the lecturer which the good report should impart. Fitting accounts of a connected course of lectures like the present on French Romanticism are likely to prove useful, especially if written by one who is in a position to do them justice...
...Harvard, President Hyde is one of our own number and doubtless feels a special interest on that account in the service to which he has been invited, yet as the head of a neighboring college, he performs an act of friendship and courtesy in coming here, which cannot fail to be appreciated, especially as it necessitates a complete interruption, for the time being, of his action and valued work as head of a neighboring college. Here is certainly a most pleasing evidence of an intercollegiate fellowship, which no university is, or should be, more desirous of cultivating than Harvard...
...once more call attention through your columns to the eminent unsuitableness of the site selected for the Brooks Memorial House? The northwest corner of the Yard is so crowded that any new building could hardly fail to detract seriously from the beauty of the spot, to say nothing of injuring the rear rooms of Stoughton. These objections have been already urged at length in editorials of both the Monthly and CRIMSON, and in fact by every person, whether graduate or undergraduate, to whom I have mentioned the matter. It is one in which we are all of necessity interested...
Whatever the reasons in favor of these locations, the objections to them are of much weight. In the first instance, that of the Brooks House, one of the prettiest and most complete corners of the College ground is to be invaded, and even if the new building does not fail to harmonize with the old ones, it seems sure to overcrowd the space. As for Randall Hall, it would probably be much more useful, if placed nearer the square. It is of course, exceedingly difficult to pick out a position which would be satisfactory in every way, but it will...
...loyalty of Harvard men for its support, and according to the extent of this support must be the measure of the Magazine's usefulness. For five years it has held a unique position among American periodical publications, and the Council earnestly believes that the younger Harvard men will not fail to increase its usefulness, when they realize that their co-operation is needed...