Word: harms
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...given its full weight. The object of the meeting in the Fogg Museum tomorrow night, is not to carry any scheme through on a wave of popular enthusiasm. Mass meetings are often used for such purposes and it is doubtful whether in some cases they do not accomplish more harm than good...
...current number of the Monthly opens with a review of "Harvard Episodes" by Pierre La Rose '95. Mr. La Rose endeavors to shift the blame for the harm the book is likely to do the University from Mr. Flandran's shoulders, to those of the publishers. It is indeed unfortunate that the book was not called "Wolcott the Magnificent, and other Harvard Episodes," as it is said the author desired...
...dedication that the book can lay no claim to being representative of Harvard, but this inconspicuous statement will be overlooked or soon forgotten by the average reader, and a distorted picture of life here will thus be circulated. If such a thing were possible, it would do no harm to confine the circulation of "Harvard Episodes" to Harvard undergraduates...
...mention these things with the purpose of defending the management in the College itself. It needs no such defense. What we do wish, is to urge upon every man in College to do his share to cut short all talk about favoritism, because it does harm outside. It is very easy and apparently harmless to criticise-to growl about this man or that man who ought or ought not to be on the team...
...propose that the 1900 club continue its organization this year. If the present Sophomore members of the Union and the Forum will take this matter up, and make their final aim a spring debate with the Freshmen, they will at all events have given the idea a trial. No harm can result, and it may do Harvard debating a great service...