Word: may
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...May not one other consideration be of some weight? If placed in the midst of, and more or less obscured by other buildings which crowd around, it cannot have the inspiring effect nor convey the significance which is desirable. Whereas on the river driveway it might stand forth somewhat like the famous Stump of old Boston and it would impress on all, on students as well as the public, that Harvard cares and stands for spiritual values. Robert Treat Paine...
...veracity of his lamentations is questioned. After all there are two sides to every question and perhaps Mr. Seldes may be on the wrong side...
...make for differences in accomplishment. Some Rhodes Scholars have had a very successful. Oxford career, although their accomplishments would not look like much on paper. They have done well in their Schools, they have taken an active though unobtrusive part in the life of their College. Such a man may well contribute as much to his English friends in human values as the most brilliant First or the flashiest Blue...
...other University and College activities, the Rhodes Scholars have taken and are taking a prominent part. For example, the O. U. D. S. have broken a precedent by making an American Rhodes Scholar, an undergraduate resident in college, producer of the Winter Play, "Othello". The names of Rhodes Scholars may be seen in the roster of many clubs and societies in which they are active and prominent. The success of the group as a whole augurs well for the future. Time out to be allowed by their critics. The historians of the next century may be in a position...
...them among the rest of the world. The presence of a representative from Harvard is of high importance at a time when failure to send one could easily be interpreted as an indication of the University's aloofness. Much misunderstanding lies on both sides. Discussions, committees, and contacts may not clear the differences away, but they are at least courageous attempts. The failure of Harvard to concern itself with the proceedings would be detrimental in the worst sense to its wider interests...