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...temperament and those who insist on higher education for everyone "do not appreciate that all true education is self education, and that to force a boy, beyond a certain point, to remain in school and do set tasks in which he takes no interest may stultify his mind and fret his character." This attitude is a revival of humanism and is a ray of light in a welter of academicians whose pedagogical zeal has overruled their sanity. When its truth is realized one may look for a disentanglement of the educational problem which especially in America, is growing dangerously complex...
Diplomacy (Blanche Sweet, Matt Moore). Scenarios are never so stupid as when they fret with secret service intrigue. In this one, the British U. S., Russian diplomats fight it out for the balance of power. The dastardly Bolshevik spies perpetrate villainous deeds. Especially reprehensible is the smooth lady-spy who opens the door every time state secrets are being discussed. Fortunately for civilization, Matt Moore, U. S. Secret Service agent, marches capably before the camera whenever conditions become too crucial...
...best assurance is not a great army, but an export nucleus, not great gatherings of war material to fret us in peace, not great mobilizations of men-at arms, but rather a well-conceived, all inclusive, and expert structure of emergency plans, which when the people through Congress declare war, will unite the nation into one mighty and over whelming company," said Colonel Hanford MacNider '11, Assistant Secretary of War, in an interview with a CRIMSON reporter, yesterday afternoon...
...altogether happy. Every month he has to worry his head and fret and fuss over what there is new to divert gay, witty, accomplished people; ,what new to furnish people who would like to be thought gay, witty, accomplished. The little man is an editor, Mr. Frank Crowninshield of Vanity Fair...
...share in defence of the country. This means, not merely preparedness so serve in times of peace, but also in the time of a future war. The bulk of the officers in the next emergency must come from college men. Unless these wish to enlist in the ranks or fret in a training camp while their comrades light, they must prepare in advance...