Word: items
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...most interesting item under College Comment is a review of Gilbert Seldes article in the October Forum. Mr. Kelley feels that the article is in bad taste, and it seems to me that the feeling obscures for him the undoubted truth of Mr. Seldes' charge that, "cultural activities" do take a very minor part in college life. The intercollegiate news department is a good institution quite up to standard in this issue...
...Freshman Halls with their provisions for assisting in many ways the life of beginners in College life, together with other factors of efficiency instilled into many of the Graduate departments, are leading not only to a general growth but to a particularly high quality of growth. An important item among the figures is the increase of admissions to the Medical School. The new procedure of admitting, besides holders of degrees in Arts and Sciences, students who have completed two years of College work, one of them devoted to chemistry, physics, and biology, provided also that the student ranks...
...highest and lowest percentages and the percentage about which data centres of these stores gross profits, operating expenses, buying expenses, and outlay for sales force, advertising, deliveries, rent, and interest on capital have been computed, together with the highest, lowest, and centering percentage of stock-turns. The last item may be cited as an example of the public importance of this investigation. More stockturns would mean a greater profit without an increase in price, and fundamentally a public economy. In subsequent bulletins the Bureau will give more basic figures, by means of which every shoe retailer will be able...
...drawn the obvious and mistaken conclusion that Harvard fails to realize the "retarding and deteriorating effect of alcohol." The estimate really allows each student about five cents a day for alcoholic beverages. But the point that the story best illustrates is the staying quality of a good college news item. It has already been with us a year...
...decided to go to Harvard, in spite of having taken Yale examinations. The story goes on to say that sudden changes in athletes' intentions are being regarded with suspicion. We do not see why athletes, more than others, should not change their minds. But the funny part of this item is that the man in question has never intended to go anywhere but to Harvard and would give up college rather than go elsewhere...