Word: reasonably
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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This year Professor Wendell had dropped many of his courses preparatory to the step he has now taken. For that reason his loss is the less sudden. It is none the less unfortunate. Those of us who have encountered the personality of this broad and keen man realize what future generations of Harvard men are missing in his departure. Those who have not been fortunate to study under him still know the sympathy and the humanity of his interpretation of literature. Under his guidance students have learned to regard the masterpieces of literature with as much interest and intimacy...
...course of an address before the National Collegiate Athletic Association on December 29th Dean Briggs said: "There may be reasons why the athletic coach should not receive three times as much as a professor of Greek, but there is no reason why he should not hold a position of equal dignity." Athletics and studies are too often regarded as competitive rather than complementary, to the detriment of each. As a result few athletes find time to do justice to their scholastic work, while on the other hand the most brilliant students are frequently forced to neglect their physical well-being...
...collegiate activity are completely estranged. The athlete and the scholar usually regard each other with mutual suspicion at first sight. Very few men indeed have been able to unite physical prowess and intellectual distinction, although last year's Phi Btta Kappa list contained some notable exceptions. There is no reason why every student should not follow their example to a certain degree, with the practically unlimited time at his disposal. For unless it is driven to an unhealthy extreme, neither work nor play need occupy more than half one's leisure hours. Personal negligence alone can explain such one-sidedness...
Mayor Rockwood in commenting on the establishment of this course said: "No police officer is too old to learn new tricks and for that reason I am going to keep a record of those officers who attend and those who fail to appear at any of the lectures...
...withdrew from circulation the recently published book by Dr. Edmund von Mach '95, entitled "Official Diplomatic Documents Relating to the Outbreak of the European War." The volume was placed in circulation last September and after three months of sale was withdrawn without the knowledge of the author, the alleged reason being that it was inaccurate in certain important details. The work was compiled as a standard for students, present and future, of this period in history...