Word: index
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...communication appearing in today's issue "In Defense of Holyoke" is Open to some criticism. The writter construes your editorial of October 14th to be "an index of the degenerate times in which we live", while in point of fact it is an index of the degeneracy of Holyoke House. Those who have lived there are unlikely to share in the "consternation, dismay, and incredulity" with which the student body is alleged to have received the editorial in question...
...student body of your hot-headed editorial in the issue of October 14th on the shortcomings of Holyoke House. Never before has such vituperation been maliciously hurled at this ancient and venerable structure. And the fact that it now invites such groundless criticism can only be construed as an index of the degenerate times in which we live. For countless years, Holyoke House has sustained the loyal allegiance of students fortunate enough to have rooms there, and testimonials of praise are on the lips of all who live to remember its homelike qualities...
...discussion groups we believe that much can be done to promote interest in topics of local or national interest by the publication of letters from students. Not only are such letters a means of self expression, and so of pleasure to the writer, but they are also an index of Harvard opinion more sensitive than can be the attempt to represent a consistent and more or less non-existent student opinion as we are obliged to do in the editorial columns...
...list as published contains an index which makes it possible to look up any upper-classman in College and find out in what group he stands on the basis of his work last year
...watch the American nation speeding, with invincible optimism, down the road to destruction. I seem to be contemplating the greatest tragedy in the history of mankind." So says Professor William, McDougall in the foreword of his book of lectures in which he shows that social stratification is an index of innate moral and intellectual qualifications. This seems to be a time for pointing out lessons; yet it may not be inappropriate to show one very obvious duty which confronts the college graduate today, and that is the duty to help check, if possible, the progress of the nation...