Word: opinionated
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...trying for the grants must have completed at least two years of college in this country, be unmarried, and be between 19 and 25 years old in order to meet the requirements of founder Cecil Rhodes' will. Those chosen for the scholarships have, in the opinion of the committee, achieved distinction in character, intellect, or a combination of both...
...second opinion is that held by the Council. It believes that students have justified complaints and has formed house food committees to sort out the gripes and pass good recommendations on to the hall managers...
...Council's investigation is divided into two separate surveys. Personal interviews with members of the graduate schools are being conducted in order to sample student opinion of the present regulations. Kronauer stated last night that he believed the personal poll was superior to any written questionnaire because constructive criticism would "receive more attention if the students were contacted personally...
This particular incident is only a symptom of the University's current public relations consciousness. This sensitivity to public opinion has intensified the Dean's Office concern over organizational bad debts mentioned above, and over the problems created by post-war political tensions, which were considered yesterday. In each case the fact that people blame Harvard rather than the specific undergraduate group involved has led the Dean's Office to try to prevent ahead of time actions which could lead to an unfavorable public reaction...
Some thought that inter-sectional games were extremely desirable both as a means of establishing friendly contact between Universities and as a means of comparing the caliber of football played in different leagues. People of this opinion, as opposed to those who thought that as far as Harvard was concerned inter-sectional football was "pure suicide", felt that Harvard was over-hasty in abolishing this phase of the game merely on the basis of what happened against Stanford this fall...