Word: recommendations
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Entertaining as this club for such it now seems may be to its members, its detrimental effect on the nerves and scholarly intentions of those vainly attempting to "cram" at immediate tables should recommend the emphatic and quite justifiable advice to "go hire a hall." We can scarcely tolerate the existence of an association which so deliberately ignores not merely the rules of the library but the basic elements of human courtesy. "What are you doing tonight, Bill?"--"Going to 'study,' I guess."--"All right, meet you up at the table at 7.30." This would appear to be the formula...
...Evening Post places Dr. Crofters' book in a list suitable for the Seventh Age of Reading, for those who are post their prime and have reached the age of at least sixty. It takes all my slight remainder of youthful courage to differ from so high an authority and recommend "The Dame School of Experience" to-a much less aged audience. Essays need not so much age for their enjoyment as a conversational altitude of mind; and there has always been enough talk at Harvard, if not real conversation, to justify such a recommendation in this particular case. The book...
...would seem wise that the methods should be made more simple. A system a corporation must pay several hundred thousand dollars to find out what its taxes are is purely a great waste. It is understood that Secretary Houston will recommend to Congress in his annual report in December the abolishment of the excess profits taxes in their entirely and the substitution therefor of a higher graduated income tax than under the present laws. Simplicity, and case of collection are imperative for the success of any tax system...
...Armistice Day a special chapel service under the auspices of the Post has been arranged. Rev. Sherrard Billings '80 of Groton, during the war an overseas chaplain, will conduct the service. It was voted to recommend that all service men in the University, whether Legion members or not, wear on November 11 either the Legion button or the regular service button as observance...
...exemption after the second year from the ordinary work of the courses and the substitution of work done under the guidance of a tutor whose main duty shall be to advise and to help the candidate in preparation for the examinations of his Senior year, but who shall also recommend (not more than) three courses, the lectures of which the student shall attend...