Word: generalized
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Such a disgraceful lack of interest in class affairs must surely arouse the indignation of all undergraduates. Whether the fault lies in the method of nomination by outgoing class officers and supplementary nominations by petition, or inherently in Harvard students, let it be remedied immediately. If nominations in a general class convention would be better, let the change be made; if a system of having candidates named and seconded in primaries, thinned out by direct voting on the convention ballot, and four or five successful names placed on the final, ballot, would prevent such a shameful showing as on Tuesday...
...duties of the council consist of a general supervision and control of the halls and the adjustment of any claims...
...Harvard, a glance at the Elective Pamphlet shows two undergraduate courses given by Mr. Laski--Political Theory and English History Since 1688, and two research courses in Recent Political Ideas. None of these concern themselves with American government, and treats the Soviet principle only as a part of the general history of political ideas. We do not agree with Mr. Laski's remarks before the Policemen's Union, nor do we believe his presence there good taste. But we feel equally that any attack on the right of any member of the Faculty to say what he wants...
Also plans will be discussed for the resumption of the customary bi-weekly dinners. At these dinners a member of the Faculty or some other prominent man is usually invited to speak. General discussion always follows the speech. The regular winter banquet of the society will be held in December...
From Buenos Ayres come the tidings that the University Federation of that city, a student organization, has threatened to call a country-wide strike of students if there is no Federal intervention between the Teachers' Union and the director-general of schools. This appears to be the utmost refinement of the sympathetic strike, more mention of which a new years ago would have set the world to laughing. Nowadays, however, causes little comment, because seemingly fifty per cent. of the population of the globe is either on strike or about...