Word: lights
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Government sink as it has been sinking gradually for many years into the hands of selfish not too greedy and fairly competent men. A recent novel of Washington life only increased this feeling of apathy by painting an even blacker picture of corruption than has ever been brought to light. Those who read it were less inclined than ever to touch political pitch and be not only defined but plundered by the experts in the business...
...second course considers the "New Education" in its various aspects, its claim to novelty, and its basic principles. Recent developments in psychology are reviewed. Modern experiments in individual schemes such as the Gary plan, the use of tests and scales, and new modes of discipline are considered in the light of the principles developed in the course...
...make a clock tick backwards. The past cannot be idly conjured up. It would be better, perhaps, to reiterate time-worn subjects, and to wring out mirth from the present at the expense of other colleges, cities, and societies, than to revert to the past, and bring to light only stuffed caricatures...
...student body after every examination period, a feeling that they have studied harder than ever, and that they deserve a high grade, whether or not they receive it. It is better to celebrate, by all means, while this righteous mood endures, than to wait for the cold light of reason and the return of the mailing cards have a sobering effect...
...years I've built shells for the University," said old Bill Lutz to a Crimson reporter yesterday as he stepped back and eyed the graceful lines of a new "light" taking shape under his skilled hands. Bill has long been an institution to Harvard rowing men who have raced up and down the Charles in his crafts...