Word: ought
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...that such a course ought to be taught in secondary and high schools and, therefore, has no place at Harvard, is merely to repeat Spark's old argument. Why, then, is it still given? And why does almost the entire Freshman class still take it? The obvious answer is that students do not order their precollege work correctly. But even so, are secondary schools never to assume their proper burden and really prepare boys for college? Certainly they never will so long as colleges consider it their duty to teach all the odds and ends of elementary subjects preparatory schools...
...North western next fall will probably fail to appreciate what a beautiful gesture it teally was. It is great sport to fight firemen. Many a college tradition has been established on less comprehensible foundations. If this kind of celebration is to become a North western custom, the frenzied students ought to be guided by a fine arts professor. Under capable direction they can gradually improve the architectural average in Evanston which, as we remember can stand some intelligent pruning...
Seeing so much organized interference with religion and morals, a liberal minded Loyola, inspired by the proverb, "Set a thief to catch a thief", has gathered together a few chosen souls and gone hunting for fanatics with their own weapons. At all events, it ought to be good sport. The woods are full of game...
...that "women are often amusing conversationalists, particularly when stimulated by a masculine audience." What man is a competent judge of that? It is the first principle of justice that an interested party cannot fairly judge. And since there are only men and women in this world I think you ought to leave such a subject out altogether...
...minutes intrepid Mr. Payne was chatting with him. "That conversation," stated Mr. Payne, "convinced me that the man is insane and ought to be locked up." Next day all gum-chewing Manhattan read his furious attack on Thaw...