Word: pointedness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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"Harvard has many excellent songs." Dr. Davison pointed out," "songs that are the equal of those of any college in the country. It would be an inestimable advantage if these songs could be sung by the undergraduates. It is true that during the football mass meetings there is opportunity for...
While those in closest touch with tutorial work believe in the superiority of the Oxford method to the course system, a sudden departure from our established position could hardly be advocated, even by them. And since the latter system has certain advantages of its own, which will be pointed to...
In the Wall Street Journal, Judge Gary's argument for limiting dividends to 7% was rebutted. The Journal pointed out that the Steel Corporation now showed a total investment of $2,126,000,000, on which 1924 earnings were about 5%. The investment behind the stock amounted to $1...
Otis next contended that capital punishment has no deterrent effect upon crime. Fain pointed out that capital punishment works poorly, since jurors are afraid of depriving a man of his life and perhaps a man who is innocent. "For 180 murders, there is but one execution," he said, "and society...
At this conference, President A, Cooke '26, of the Lampoon, showed to the District Attorney a print of "Olympia," the original painting by Manet, the caricature of which aroused so much criticism in the Literary Digest number of the Lampoon. Cooke pointed out that the picture had been only slightly...