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...Pattison '25, captain; Adrien Gambet '25, A. H. King '24, H. A. McCashin '25, Montgomery. Major '25, W. B. Pecsok '26, R. H. Sawyer 2E.S., Saul Schwartz '26, Kilby Smith Jr. '25, and R. E. Spaulding...
...communication published in the CRIMSON of last Friday, Mr. Adrien Gambet has seen fit to indulge in a vicious and unsubstantiated attack on the German Department. Mr. Gambet charges that the department does not assume the right attitude toward the student. Has it occurred to him that there may be something wrong with the attitude of the student toward the department...
...department even take special pains to avoid injuring the feelings of their students. In the face of discouraging facts the instructors struggle to arouse the interest of their classes, and, strange to say, they are unbelievably successful. As proof of his assertion that the department is openly hostile, Mr. Gambet cites the placard announcing the first meeting of the course. If Mr. Gambet or anyone else can construe that simple warning as an instance of the uncompromising attitude of the German Department, he must be of an exceedingly sensitive and, fortunately for the peace of the world, rare type...
...agree with Mr. Gambet in his assumption that the "flunked" men know best how to conduct a course. That is a characteristic of "flunked" men. Beyond the shadow of a doubt, if the grammar were taken by easier stages, all would agree that things would be much more convenient and comfortable. By the way, it is "a very dull grammar". Some people think it is a pretty good grammar. Clear, with lessons in logical order, and interesting as grammars go, it is very well suited for its purposes. Used in many educational institutions other than Harvard, it is highly rated...
Since 1914 anything with the tag "German" has had a hard road to travel, and we may well attribute to racial bias the prejudiced, unjust, and indeed, insulting tone of Mr. Gambet's communication. JOSKPH BRADLEY '24. November...