Word: judgment
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...statement of President Conant in response to the investigating committee when he refused to reappoint the two men when it said, "the Corporation is of the opinion that it would be both unwise and impractical to follow the Committee's recommendations. We find no difficulty in accepting the judgment of the President and Fellows, in preference to that of the Committee, as to whether mistakes were made because of understandings among different departments of the University, whether President Conant's ruling in rgard to promotions was ill-advised, etc. Decision on these and related subjects should be made, we believe...
...interest three years ago in labor economics, Harvard has had a paucity of labor instruction in the past decade. It is evident that a sound promotions policy requires a grasp of the concrete issues at hand, rather than the mere following of precedent. It should be realized that comparative judgment of men in different stages of development is impossible. Further, the extent to which a man would diversify the interests of a department must be considered. Lastly, since no university can live apart from society, it fits a department of economics to deal with what Taussig called "social applications...
...Hopkins in my judgment did not volunteer that statement in order to influence a vote in Iowa, but simply made it in reply to an inquiry from a newspaper man. The Senate will realize how difficult sometimes it is to avoid answering a newspaper inquiry...
This latter judgment has to be speedily revised. About 20 minutes past the hour, the voice through the amplifier announces that the meet is now opened, and competitors may seek the judges for their flights at any time during the next four hours...
...President's error in administrative judgment does not, as in the reversed movie, pour the spilt milk back into the glass. The final conclusion of the Committee that Drs. Walsh and Sweezy should be reinstated is unjustified at this late date. If President Conant can be forgiven for making a tactical blunder, it is not so easy to forgive the Committee for declaring that Drs. Walsh and Sweezy should now be reappointed...