Word: possesses
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Possibly I don't possess the true "sportsman's" sense of consistency, but I find it a bit difficult to follow your article under Conservation (TIME...
Drinking is a matter of personal conduct and matters of personal conduct at Harvard are determined by each student. Yet educated men who possess complete freedom in their actions must accept accompanying responsibilities. When they exercise their right to drink freely, they are not entitled to discomfort others, to endanger lives unnecessarily, or to create public disturbance which discredits the College. Should they disregard these obligations, they must take the consequences of their failure...
...reported for abuses and pass judgment on their cases with Administrative Board approval. Two problems would confront him. First, he would have to tolerate intoxication which has no public consequences. Secondly, he would have to determine when a man is damagingly drunk. For this purpose he would have to possess accurate testimony and sufficient knowledge of a man's previous record so that he can use intelligently the weapons of warning, probation, and dismissal...
...passages from a good novel, the portrait of Napoleon, which agrees so exactly with that of modern research. But they will be unable to discover contradictions or vagueness in the work itself, are likely to be convinced that it is "the most impressive close-up of Napoleon that we possess" and one of the major autobiographical discoveries of modern times...
...only should his successor possess ability and an understanding of human nature, but his post should become as important in practice as it is in theory. First, such an individual should organize the Yard Police on standards of efficiency and decency. Secondly, he should take over the duties of the Regent. Thirdly, he should have a seat on the Administrative Board. In other words, he should be a well-paid assistant to Mr. Hanford, who can intelligently aid the administration of undergraduate disciplinary policies and prevent the entanglement of Harvard in unsavory scandals...