Word: reading
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Athletic Association; J. C. Breckinridge '31 vs E. R. Hastings of the Union Boat Club; O. Phipps '31 vs A. M. Smith; Seabury Oliver '28 vs A. N. Sonnabend of the University Club; J. L. Pool '28 vs B. H. Whitbeck '29; A. C. Ingraham '31 vs. R. W. Read '22 of the Harvard Club; A. G. Thatcher '30 vs Lothrop Withington '11 of the Union Boat Club; G. T. Francis '30 vs S. R. Morse '17 of the Harvard Club...
...percentage of people who read, intelligently and patronize the best literature remains about the same. The number who buy books varies widely. In the light of this anomaly, the rejoicings of the publishers Tuesday, at the convention of their National Association, is not conclusive in the examination of America's culture. They felt, however, that the millennium is approaching, and took for their keynote the familiar word "prosperity", the prosperity that leads people to buy books if it does not make them read. The woman who in Addison's day filled her library with the worthwhile books done in wooden...
...College faculty has erred in the initial presentation of this Period--and the possibility seems likely--it has erred on what is probably the right side. Rather than expect too little it has, in many cases, expected too much. Reading assignments have been large; on the whole, if one is to believe current reports, they have been too large. No time has been left for that individual grazing in the fields of learning which was one of the hoped for consequences of the plan. The books read have been required; the student in this experiment has been as dependent...
...examination announced as Philosophy 33 at 9.15 o'clock on Wednesday, February 1, in the New Lecture Hall, should have read Psychology 33 at the same time and place...
...Bingham '16 that Harvard would again be a party to the Okeson agreement, a meeting of the coaches and officials of 13 of the largest universities in the East was held last week at the New York Yacht Club in New York to hear W. R. Okeson read his report, and to pass upon plans to continue his scheme next year. It is understood that the representatives at the gathering approved the report, but the contents of the report or whether the system would be continued next year by all the institutions represented at the conference, was not disclosed...