Word: maying
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Horse-Painter Munnings and Subjective-Artist Matisse [TIME, May...
When American "educators" proceed to draw a this line, between intellectual error and "surrender of intellectual integrity," canonization proceedings may be in order. But I doubt it. Academic chaos (necessary to some degree I assume, as long as we know less than absolute truth) begins to look like academic utopia. On the day that President Conant and General Eisenhower tune in God on their personal or university television seta, I will be mere than happy to sit at their feel and chalk "right" and "wrong" on Right and Wrong respectively. Until then I prefer to direct my alien curiosity...
...have to remind this audience that this is the traditional Harvard position and will be maintained in the face of whatever criticisms may come...
This year the game itself played more of a part in the afternoon's proceedings than is common. The fact that the Crimson was ahead may have helped held crowd interest; but that final half-hour really sobered the crowd...
...political views, social philosophy or religion are of no concern in the University; nor are big activities within the law as a private citizen. I do not have to remind this audience that this is the traditional Harvard position and will be maintained in the face of whatever criticisms may come. Admittedly a university might be faced with a difficult problem if some member of the permanent staff should suddenly announce that he was a full fledged member of the Communist party, but no such problem exists here at Harvard; and when it comes to the possible presence of secret...