Word: remissions
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...principle against the inevitable. (There are still other students who feel that they should be free to accept loan money under the Act without interference from professors whose scruples stand in the way; this is not an easy issue to resolve, but in my judgment, Harvard would be remiss in its specific educational function to all its students if its actions as well as its curriculum didn't speak for freedom--and of course students who think otherwise needn't come to Harvard, and are free to go elsewhere to colleges that interpret their responsibilities to education differently...
...that fairly revolutionized the literary business. This ingenious invention, which closely resembled an old-fashioned washing machine but was of course so very much more than that, could wring out any piece of English prose that a skillful scholar introduced to its slithery maw. The Harvard English Department, never remiss in its respect for venerability, kept the criticism machine in perfect working order, oiling it, polishing it, loving...
...stoutly maintained, "Good manners have not declined," nonchalantly pontificated, "The essence of good manners consists in putting people at ease." Like its author, Etiquette has mellowed since it first went to press in 1922. A Post host of today, unlike those in earlier versions, no longer need feel remiss for not providing a hook for a guest's razor strop and a sign announcing, "If there is not enough hot water, please ring three times." As for the ladies, the post-1920's Post concedes that it is no longer incorrect to dine alone with a gentleman...
Such a large scale undertaking must not lack administrative handling, and although the Adams House wine tasters have been extremely remiss in bringing the present situation before the eyes of the University, they are the logical group to handle the situation. By changing their standards to stress quantity instead of quality, they could easily devise many more ingenious methods to help the wine growers. The University awaits its leadership in this philanthropic enterprise...
...Doctors are remiss too, said Dr. Page, in neglecting the early stages of the disease in their patients. As he put it: "The cardiologist [must] assume the burden of atherosclerosis, which he has so long and so successfully avoided in favor of taking care of its consequences." And on prescribing a low-fat or low-sodium diet, Dr. Page had more bitter words for the profession which sounded sweet to many a dieted layman. Dr. Page came to his conclusions the hard way: he made a drastic cut in the amount of fat he himself consumed. True, there followed...