Word: openness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...debate with Boston College will be held Monday at 7 o'clock in Harvard 1, it was anounced last night by A. F. Reel '28, president of the Debating Council. The subject for the debate is "Resolved: That Al Smith is eminently qualified for the presidency." The competition is open to all undergraduates in good standing. All candidates will be expected to prepare a five minute speech on the subject, taking either the affirmative or negative side of the question...
...public to the fact that because of the limited capacity of the Chapel no person other than a Harvard man or a member of the faculty can be invited to this service. Faculty reservations cannot possibly be held after five minutes before the hour. The doors will open at 10.30 o'clock...
...Democracy is an esoteric mystery in which few east of Vienna are permitted to enjoy, though many render lip service to the name, and it still remains, what it has long been, the most gainful occupation open to the fortunate few," said assistant professor W. Y. Elliott, quoting from a letter from Professor A. N. Holcombe of the department of government, who is in Europe this year studying the governments of the verious countries...
...exhibition of Japanese screens done during the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries will open in the Fogg Museum tomorrow. About 12 screens will be shown: among them is one specially interesting example of seventeenth century art, showing holiday-makers watching fans float on the Uji River. There is also a screen by Bunrin which is done in pure ink, without colour. Works by Bunrin are hardly available in Japan today as they are esteemed very highly...
...sixth clause in the "Powers" reads as follows: "To prohibit any man who shows an indisposition to respect the recommendation of the Council, from becoming and remaining a member of any college activity subject to open competition." These words can be taken in only one sense--that the Council as a body assumes censorial rights in all undergraduate activities "open to competition." Consequently it would appear that in this clause the Council elevates its powers of jurisdiction over those of the Faculty, which long since ceased to perform as active judge in questions arising in undergraduate activities. Surely this sixth...