Word: harmlessness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...advocates of this extension of the colossus of college sports into a season not its own, base their case on the arguments that spring football is harmless to the college at large, beneficial to those engaged, and a necessary measure to keep up with rival colleges. They naively point out that the members of the spring football squad obtain splendid exercise in the fresh air, and that they learn some of the fundamentals of the game, which make invaluable equipment for next fall. Great advantages are claimed for the keeping of men's minds on the all-important goal...
...nothing in 'Sophie' to be offended at, nothing at all. It is an artificial sophisticated comedy of the time of Louis XIV. It depends for some of its effect on light risque lines, sometimes with double meanings. But it is a superficial play,--insincere, and, I think, quite harmless. It was intended for small sophisticated audiences, and not for general public production...
...flappers of New York are of the sea-going variety and get in the way of the Columbia shells is not officially known but the authorities have apparently decided to take no chances. Probably contributions for a "Hudson patrol" will soon be solicited, to keep visitors at a harmless distance. But the precedent of secret crew practice thus auspiciously inaugurated may help solve a most exasperating local problem. Hitherto, urchins frequenting the banks and bridges of the Charles have displayed their native skill by dropping assorted missiles upon the straining oarsmen passing below, often with deadly effect. If they could...
...follows that if grades are not to be used for these purposes-that is for deciding honors or discipline-they have little use at all,-except for the harmless and desirable service of indicating to the student his approximate standing. And if its is true that scholarships are awarded for marked excellence and rarely depend on the mere difference of a grade-which ought to be true if it is not-the only practical purpose for which grades are necessary is determining probation-the one ting which absolutely should not depend on unreliable, unstandardized marks...
...Volstead Act constitute an attack upon the consistency and the integrity of the Constitution. At present abnormal conditions are fostered by the attempt to limit the liberty and pursuit of happiness of our people. At present the law considers as criminal, acts which the consciences of many citizens find harmless or approve. The present law, apparently by design, discriminates between the rich and poor and between the seller and the purchaser of forbidden liquor...