Word: parte
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...general adoption of a laxer attitude on the part of school and college authorities would unquestionably give rise to the growth of a class of pseudo students whose only aim in going to a large institution would be to compete in athletics as long as they could stay, and then, reputation earned, to find employment, athletic or otherwise, on the basis...
...comparison of the two plans not only shows their fundamental differences, but makes more evident the direction in which Harvard is going. That the plan aims to directly make the individual a more real part of Harvard is apparent. Whether or not it can do this, whether it can accomplish its end, depends on its ability to steer clear of provincialism, and, a what is equally important, at the same time to avoid encroachments on the freedom of the individual in the last analysis, the successful practice of the theory rests in a great degree on the personnel...
...Cambridge celebration in 1930 will probably be held during the summer months, in cooperation with the University authorities. Tentative plans call for an historical pageant to be staged in the Harvard Stadium, and for a programs dealing with the early days of the College, as part of the history of Cambridge...
...woman once called up to ask for full details about the rock of Gibraltar-its weight, size, and height; and the most remarkable part of that story was that we were able to give them to her!" Thus answered Karl Dahlquist, for seven years in charge of the general University information bureau, when asked about some of the inner workings of the office...
...greatest trouble, we run up against in the early part of the year is the readdressing of mail sent just to the University. Why, as many as 1000, 1500, or even 2000 letters come in each day, and usually half of these are invitations to the students! Sometimes a staff of several men has been kept working as late as 10 o'clock in the evening readdressing letters; and so great is the desire of the public for information that whenever there is a light burning in the evening from the window of our office, people...