Word: groups
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
After leading his team to second place in the New England Intercollegiate Flying Association meet. Whedon Johnson '40 was elected to the presidency of the group...
...such dispute as this, there is bound to be a conservative group within the University who believe in compromise. They may ask, why not give in a little to Cambridge? Pay the city a "contribution." Perhaps not $100,000 a year, but something. Improved relationships will be worth the price, they may argue. This attitude is as invidious as that of Mayor Lyons, and it seems likely that the Corporation has considered such a possibility and rejected it. Taxation or contributions are no matters for compromise. Either Harvard does or it does not contribute. The President says, "No." Giving...
...moments of gloom and happiness of any group of people proceed from the same fundamental roots as the joys and sorrows of man as a universal form. Coffin's idea is that the distinctive characteristics of a single human being, such as a Maine fisherman, are the qualities which lend a positive tone to poetic translations of human nature. One cannot write convincingly of a universal type of human being, for even if it existed, it would lack the compelling reality which inspires poetry. The force and enthusiasm behind a poem is one factor which determines its ability to convey...
After a short program of Bach, Hindemith and Dvorak, sung by the club, all those present will be invited to join in singing a group of college songs...
...with undergraduate problems--the tutor, the section man, the assistant--will be increasingly heard in the councils of Harvard. That is not to say that henceforth all will work in harmony toward the same educational ends. Inevitably there will be clashes between an ancient and wealthy institution and a group of young teachers pressing for reform. But President Conant has at last opened his eyes to the value of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition...