Word: hearsay
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...omniscient on any subject, and as long as their information is even partly incomplete, their opinions are bound to be influenced by the imperfections which the critic condemns. Snap judgments, to be sure, are valueless as judgments; but if a student, even from the bare data of headlines or hearsay, expresses an honest conviction, he is at least displaying a commendable concern for affairs; and from the disputes which his remarks may arouse, he can be persuaded to more intelligent views...
...average Technology student is too prone to accept hearsay evidence alone without troubling to ascertain the truth for himself. Very few seem to take into consideration the fact that Harvard has given timely aid to Institute activities on several occasions. An example of this is the recent gift by Harvard of a shell for the use of our crews. To the uninitiated this may seem a trivial matter, but to Institute oarsmen, after being compelled to work for years with inadequate equipment, such a gift appears to be little short of a God-send. And then, again, Harvard has frequently...
...Harvard snobbishness" have prevented them from acquiring any intimate knowledge upon which to base their choice of officers; and under these conditions it would be handle honorable for them to select any of the names mentioned in the ballot. Their choice would have to be determined by nationality, hearsay, or some such ridiculous principle as musical assonance or rhythm...
...going to happen next. The last few years have seen a lot of prosperity with the consequent extravagance attendant upon it. This has brought the expected reaction during the last few months, when we have had a period of depression. During this period business has been conducted chiefly on hearsay, and there has been a great deal of seatteration of authority, of 'passing the buck' when it came to making a decision of business policy. The great cry today is to do away with this, and to get back to normal. But what are our prospects of getting back...
...regards West Point, we believe that President Eliot erred, perhaps basing his opinions a little too much upon mere hearsay, of which there has been plenty. In this case it would seem that President Eliot is trying to umpire the game from the grandstand. He has not even had the privilege of serving under West Point officers, as many of us have had. In another column of today's CRIMSON a cadet, an ex-Harvard man, states the case for the Military Academy...