Word: matter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...from the beginning. Once Harvard was small now it is great. The first graduating class numbered only nine; of late commencement degrees are awarded to more than a thousand. At the outset all the graduates were trained to teach or to preach, which latter function was as much a matter of theology as the former was a matter of "the classics...
That the athletic directors at the two Universities have not publicly endeavored to renew relations has been decried time and again by the metropolitan press. Despite frequent criticism of their policies in allowing the matter to rest until the graduation of the undergraduate bodies who witnessed the affair at close range Mr. Bingham and Dr. Kennedy appear to have followed the wiser course...
...dizziness for Legrange. He must walk from one window to another along a four-inch ledge on the outside of the building which, at that point, is 200 feet above ground. If he falls, his death will be announced as suicide; if he accomplishes the feat the whole matter will promptly be forgotten. Needless to say, Legrange treads the ledge safely, guilty only of shielding a woman's guilt. The harrowing quality of the ledge scene fails to mitigate Playwright Paul Osborn's long, tedious stretches. This idle melodrama is the second presentation of the New York Theatre...
Cardinal O'Connell's action in the matter was explained as follows: "By church precedent the duty of a Bishop at such times of spontaneous manifestations of faith is to stand aloof, whatever might be his personal opinions, and to give no evidence of approval until such time as events make it clear that the hand of God is at work...
...Senior year is to be abandoned? If such is the case, it is a great pity. The Yard, with its ivy covered buildings, is the heart and soul of the University, and its atmosphere and traditions cannot be adequately replaced by any number of House Units, no matter how up-to-date and modern they may be. Very truly yours, Derk Bodde...