Word: regretted
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...enclosing a clipping from the Washington Herald of January 7th anent the new football coach. The article is appreciative of Mr. Harlow, but it is with a shade of regret that I note that in a moral way his aims, as expressed in the article, as well as those of the lamented Haughton, and, indeed, of Harvard, seem to lack something of the old Puritanical high-mindedness that was went to be associated with Harvard and New England. Clifford R. Richards...
...joined with Braman Gibbs '36, the other Junior, in saying, "We take every responsibility for the unfortunate mistake in the recent Senior Election, and regret that the excellent work of the other men should be marred by a stupid error on our part." They both issued an explanation also on the technical details of the recount...
...truth is I am more of a farmer than a soldier. I take little or no interest in military affairs. I never went into the army without regret and I never retired without pleasure." Thus, to a shocked German Crown Prince, spoke the great General Grant, full fed on victories and honors. Biographer McCormick quotes his hero's unheroic remark with Yankee pride, proceeds to argue that Grant was the greatest soldier of them all. Grant's military genius, thinks the publisher of the Chicago Tribune, has never had its due; his reputation has been unjustly overshadowed...
Profoundly regret inability being with you in New Haven today stop Hope we roll up big score am listening in on the game stop Invite any and all members of the Harvard team who may be in Europe next summer to be my guests in Munich, irrespective race, color, or previous condition of servitude. (Signed) Hanfstaengl...
...Because of events with which we are all familiar, there exists today, I regret to confess, evidence of misunderstanding between many of our country's bankers and those whose duty and responsibility it is to administer the affairs of the country...