Word: reformations
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...29th, 1917, the CRIMSON advocated a 10-cent fare, due to the fact the Elevated 8-cent pieces were Jamming the telephone pay stations; that on April 19, 1918, the CRIMSON held out for a maximum 7-cent fare, and last year offered as the first plank in its reform of Massachusetts a 5-cent fare-the exact stand taken now by the "Boston American" and the "Boston Telegram"? Would they be interested in keeping ahead of the game by shouting with us for a 3-cent fare tomorrow? Would they care to hear about the monster rally yesterday when...
...specific results. Its very vagueness is proof of the fact that the problems of various institutions differ greatly; that a definite solution can not be reached by unified action. General meetings of college presidents or undergraduate representatives crystallize opinion; beyond that little is accomplished. The ultimate goal is a reform, national in scope, which will be brought about only by measures adopted by individual institutions to meet their particular problems...
...change. Far too many lose two years finding their way to classes and some go through college without finding it at all. Perhaps Yale's method is the right one or, as is new planned here, a rejuvenated English A. in any case there is a wide opportunity for reform in this direction...
...Homer Wace. Lamarck boards the Hollow Ships Darwin the Human Race. Swinburnes Bacons Sophocles, but Mills with Henry VII; the Roses York with Glorianna, manna falls from Heaven, Rousseauing down Endymion the Frogs are all Gladstoning Grote Joshua's Farewell Address. The Last Duchess, intoning, Lloyd John's Reform is Billing Swift, while Benton Ruskins Contract. Layamon, Macduff, the Brut! Godzooks! 'Tis well-known for a fact Hannibal Island's Robinhood is easy on the Style. Cowper all Lovelacely full went Reading to Carlyle, Chaucer Canterburies Nietzche with the milk of human wiehes; Saint-Saens, Rachmaninoff, Ronsard, all Crabbe...
...much may be done by each individual-- mainly for the purpose of avoiding the waste of the dropped student. In that, too, it seems unnecessary; for with the warning of probation, no man can say that dismissal came upon him unawares. It is doubtful if more rules would reform the student who wittingly drops out, and it is more doubtful if responsibility should be taken from the rest for the few who still lack foresight and judgment...