Word: grasps
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...attitude toward sport in general acts as a corrective of undergraduate impetuosity. As Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences he is remembered by many a graduate for his broad and sympathetic understanding of the student's point of view; as chairman of the Athletic Committee, his grasp of the sportsman's point of view is no less broad and no less sympathetic...
...that free wrestling instruction may now be had. Sam Anderson, the former middle weight wrestling champion of the world, and an experienced coach, is in charge of the team. An excellent opportunity is thus provided for undergraduates to learn how to wrestle, and it is hoped that many will grasp this opportunity and report for practice in the Hemenway Gymnasium next Monday afternoon...
...interest at Harvard in war in general or in the present European war in particular. This interest, however, apparently lies in the desire of expressing opinions about the war and not in taking any steps to alleviate the sufferings of those who are at present caught in the grasp of the conflict. Outside of contributing to several Red Cross and clothing collections, Harvard men have done little or nothing for the war sufferers. We are far behind other colleges in this respect. A current number of the Illustrated contains the picture of a group of Princeton club men engaged...
...should be original, but that it is a matter of honor, quite as much as under a recognized honor system, and that strict adherence to the understanding is a necessary preliminary to even the consideration of an Honor system here, as at Princeton, are ideas which apparently few undergraduates grasp. A great step toward the elimination of cheating in outside work would be taken if undergraduates were brought to the realization that they are tacitly pledged, as gentlemen, to do that work honorably...
...effect in minimizing course grades, cramming, and mechanical study can only be helpful. To produce capable and broad-minded students, with a wide grasp of their field and an accurate knowledge of their specialty is the very desirable end to which the system aims. And that not by more work but by better organization...