Word: findings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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When the privilege was given me in 1916 of attaching the letters S. T. M. to my name, there was some discussion at the Newton Theological Institution as to whether they meant Master of Sacred Theology or Master of Systematic Theology. I just looked up the diploma and find that it says Sacrae Theologiae Magister, but I wonder why the "sacrae." Isn't all theology sacred, or supposed to be? I vastly prefer your interpretation of the mystic initials as Master of Scientific Theology. Now if you will only change my useless B. D. (Bachelor of Divinity) to mean...
...final number, the outgoing board of the Lampoon has produced nothing startling: but that is as it should be. As soon as the Lampoon startles anybody, it is certain to find itself in trouble. A humorist should never startle his public. Whenever that happens everyone (often including the humorist) get very angry without quite knowing why. It is only when the dust of recrimination has subsided that some people (sometimes including the humorist) discover the cause of their anger. The humorist has managed to be funny...
...Lastly, it is getting increasingly hard to overlook one more truth. That is the net results of our regime are not all that might have been forecast from the precocious aptitude with which we detect the shortcomings of our predecessors. In other words we find we aren't so darned funny as we originally considered ourselves...
...Gentlemen, my invariable rule is to lower the grade of any man whom I interview about his examination." The professor beamed benevolently. "My assist ants in the course, I find, are less, shall we say, ha ha, harsh. So that if anyone cares to talk with them in the lower corridor of Sever between 5.30 and 6.45 next Saturday afternoon, he will find them not only cordial but disinterested...
...Emil Ludwig, the biographer of great men of history, has descended to the present, or at least has given it his passing attention with the hint that he may find time later to do something about it. Dr. Ludwig has named the four greatest living Americans. In his opinion Jane Addams, Orvills Wright, Thomas Edison and John D. Rockefeller are our ranking citizens. It is rumored that upon one of these four (or possible another, for Dr. Ludwig is expected to add another name to his list before completing his present tour) the eminent writer will fasten as the subject...