Word: friction
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Many obstacles are to be met before this idea of class unity can be accomplished. First, and most important, is to secure the necessary funds; then, whether to erect new buildings or to utilize old ones; what location to select; how to assign the rooms so that friction will be avoided and natural associations be formed. Time and patience will be required for the working out of these problems; but we believe that under President Lowell's direction their solution will be reached, and that the present College generation will see the working out of his theories...
...record in a year of commercial weakness, but also for maintaining its excellence of service in many directions. Such a store, responsive to the ever-changing demands of a transitory public, has a very difficult place to fill. We believe that the Co-operative is operated with as little friction and with as much satisfaction to its customers as are possible in the circumstances...
...well be disturbed at this, for in any difference of opinion hard feeling is sure to result, if the parties at odds cannot consider fair-mindedly each others' points of view. Friction between instructors and students is the last thing that any of us care to see, but if any friction has resulted, the CRIMSON does not hold itself responsible. In upholding our right to engage in our full quota of intercollegiate contests, we have merely expressed the opinion of a large majority of the undergraduates, and incidentally...
...arrangements which resulted in an early choice of Yale game officials are indeed to be commended. Although the trouble last year reached the public in a distorted and exaggerated from, it is true that there was some undesirable friction. We do not believe that officials should be selected hastily or carelessly, but it is gratifying to learn that men satisfactory to the representatives of both Harvard and Yale were chosen at the first meeting at which the subject came up. In spite of occasional differences of opinion, such matters are regarded from much the same point of view...
Captain Carr said that the spirit shown this year has been of the first order. Every man is glad that all the others are on the nine, and glad that he himself is playing on it. In practice the friction necessarily due to hard work has been unusually small...