Word: knowing
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Freshmen are requested to get their tickets for the class banquet which will be held in the Living Room of the Union tomorrow night, some time today, so that the Dinner Committee may know how many men to count on. It is especially desired that men not living in the Freshman Dormitories attend so that the class may get together as a whole. Many tickets have already been sold, but not enough have been disposed of as yet to make the affair a real success. They may be obtained any time today from any member of the Dinner Committee except...
...feelingly in part: "It is an outrage. I see no need at this late date in the history of Cambridge to have weather. I consider it a dangerous innovation, and I am surprised that the Student Council has not acted with its usual promptness in this important matter. I know that I shall be held personally responsible by the undergraduates." L. A. Morgan '17 corroborated A. Beane's statements, and shaking the reporter by the hand said: "We fellows over at Phillips Brooks House think the world of Arthur, and we simply will not have him blamed for the weather...
...approach of the Freshman Banquet makes it pertinent to make a few remarks about the alcoholic drinks issue. We know now--more clearly and absolutely than before--that liquors, however mild or in however small quantities are poisonous to the individual, not to mention their wider effects. Let us accept these facts if we have any devotion to knowledge at all, and carry out the consequences. After the Student Council has arranged a settlement of the Freshman Banquet matter, it will do well to turn to the other classes. There is no adequate reason why beer should be served...
...conclusion Mr. Guild spoke of President Lowell's suggestion of having a United States Diplomatic Academy for the training of diplomats. Many American representatives abroad today do not even know the language of the country they are in. Such a school on the lines of the United States Military and Naval Academies would probably obliterate many evils in the present service...
...expected that this would assist in solving some of the problems confronting the professor. Such a plan has been tried in several instances and is particularly worth the serious consideration of all those conducting large, or comparatively large, courses. Surely those who take the courses know best their effect on the individual and their worth...