Word: liking
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Arabs, and Negroes composing the chief element of the population, and there are the Bedouins or nomadic Arabs living in the oases which are sprinkled over the desert and around the towns. But these people are hard to civilize and, as much as they hate their Turkish conquerors, they like them better than they do the Christians. The country has always been closed to the civilizing influences which have sometimes been set toward it. It remains a land of primitive manners and customs...
Although those of us who are freshmen now and those who look back upon freshman year as no period of prehistoric history do not like to be told of the "untried and untutored purity of our souls" in so many words, yet we must admit that it is perhaps the wisest and certainly the most generous explanation of our faults. The article is interesting inasmuch as the suggested remedy reveals the fact that there are some who believe that Harvard may be greatly benefited by a modification of her system upon lines resembling in a certain degree the preceptorial system...
...performed by J. S. Mill for an earlier one, is an achievement of which all Harvard men may well be proud. As a teacher Professor Taussig has aroused enthusiastic interest in economics among undergraduates, and as a scholar by his pioneer work has commanded the admiration of those who, like himself, have devoted their lives to the study of economic problems. The qualifications that make a god teacher and the talents that make a good scholar are quite distinct. It is the possession of both in such an unusual degree that places the author of the new "Principles of Economics...
...your columns to enlighten your readers in regard to the Pierian Sodality Orchestra trials? Every year there are many men in the University posessing sufficient musical ability who through ignorance or modesty fail to become candidates for the University Orchestra. To these men I should like to say that positions in the Orchestra are open to players of ordinary as well as superior ability, and that orchestral experience is not a necessary qualification. The Pierian offers a rare opportunity to develop latent powers, to become acquainted with orchestral methods, and to play both pieces of a purely popular character...
...same boats with the totally inexperienced. In the past these crews have worked for almost a month before the races, and then it was so late that there was naturally little enthusiasm in starting up the entirely new series of graded crews. Now in the graded crews, men of like rowing ability row together, and progress is consequently much faster. By shortening the dormitory crew work the fun of the bumping races will come sooner. Those who enjoy the work and want more practice are thus enabled to start the more serious and beneficial graded crew work before the cold...