Word: opinion
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...question of a memorial has been considered informally but carefully by a number of members of the class and by several of the class officers. I should like to have it known that the concensus of opinion is that action on this matter should be deferred until after the close of the war, at which time it will be eminently proper for the University or the alumni, and perhaps for the individual classes, to create a permanent memorial to the Harvard men who have met their death fighting for whichever cause they believed to be the right one in this...
Since that time increasing emphasis has been laid upon the importance of regular exercise for college men. Today we have what might almost be called the science of athletics, sanctioned by general opinion and supported by medical investigation and statistics. The last few decades have seen the growth of expensive gymnasiums, athletic fields, highly paid coaches, and a small army of trainers. No one under present conditions, should be without the benefit of sound health, even though he be a student...
...victory of Charles Evans Hughes in the CRIMSON straw ballot was not surprising to those who have some knowledge of the political opinion in the University. Yet the overwhelming Republican plurality was unlooked for. Glancing back to the vote of 1912 when Wilson led, it is interesting to note that the combined number of ballots cast for Roosevelt and Taft exceeded by a comfortable margin the total vote for Wilson. True to the result indicated by the CRIMSON straw ballot. Wilson was elected in 1912. Can the obvious conclusion be drawn from this year's vote and a Hughes' victory...
...peace and better government of the world. It believes that international peace may be secured only by a process of continual readjustment, and by the growth of democratic control of governments and foreign policies. It is composed of men of widely varying beliefs and welcomes the fullest expression of opinion. It invites all members of the University who are, or desire to be, informed upon the great questions involved in the cause of world-organization to join its ranks...
...these reasons every member of the University should regard today's Presidential straw-ballot as a serious expression of Harvard opinion, and make his vote an intelligent...