Word: remarkable
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...trial; nevertheless without criticism by tutors themselves, lecturers, and tutees that machinery will never be adjusted to perfection. Professor Eaton is quoted as saying that the tutor should endeavor to humanize and unify the student's grasp of his field. Others have made the same remark and all have been quite correct. Unfortunately the results have been disappointing in some respects. The disappointments have been far less noticeable than the successes of the movement; but the former have been and are present, however, and the sooner the relationship of the tutor to his tutee and the relationship between the student...
...been said with much truth, that when a man exclaims. "Something ought to be done about this", he is in imminent peril of making a fool of himself. This remark holds rather well in practically any case; nowhere more timely than in matters dealing with the more theoretical aspects of existence-- education for example. So keeping the obvious moral well in mind, when the Vagabond decided to make a few observations anent the current tutorial system, anent the current tutorial discussion--entirely unofficially be it understood--he decided also not to urge that something should be done about...
...Significance. The book may not be dismissed with the remark that it is Author Ostenso's third creative bull's-eye. The Mad Carews is a good book; it stands alone...
Several attitudes are possible towards this ironic benediction. One may remark, with an air of indifference, that such a "broadening" charitable phrase is not necessary in the Yard, or one may point out the obvious fact, which is that such students as go out for broadening should do it in their spare time: but the vital fact is one which Mr. Johnson has overlooked. The trend is not towards more interest in "activities", but to a more moderate use of them; the times have changed...
...Harvard has a wonderful pair of ends but the rest of the line is not so hot," is a remark made by one of the Vermont players to a CRIMSON reporter in the locker room Saturday afternoon after the game. "Both of the first string ends are marvelous on the defense and our passer rarely had adequate time to get rid of the ball before one or the other or some times both had nailed him with a fierce, hard tackle. They are good on the offense too, and ought to worry future opposing backfields...