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...site now occupied by the power plant, one behind Gore, and another one possibly on the river front beyond McKinlock, the inference is that Smith Halls will form another House as will Standish, Gore and McKinlock combined. With the new Houses surrounding the Freshman dormitories, it certainly seems far safer to move the Freshmen to the Yard than to try to work the two systems side by side. Moreover, if the Freshmen are not moved, the Yard dormitories will have to be split into Houses. Such a procedure would be far more difficult and much less likely to succeed than...
...this question we have never heard the answer. It may be the policy or the unauthorized habit of the university never to percuss too thoroughly the heart of an enterprise which presents itself clothed in an adequate endowment or perhaps the college has considered that it was safer in the long run to tame such a dangerous little animal within its own menagerie rather than allow it to run wild in the world; or it may even be possible that Harvard feels the pulse of modern life and is willing to experiment with a branch of learning which may have...
...consulted prudent stockmarketeers. They learned: 1) that the "15x" formula might justify itself in a strong bull market, but that it could not be maintained in a slump; 2) that many a sound, conservative stock, undisturbed by pools, sells at 10x or 12x; 3) that 5-year earnings are safer guides than 9 months or a year...
...hazarding when the fire might end. The St. Lawrence mine at Butte caught fire in 1899. Last week, it was still burning. And when miners were not meeting underground dangers, they kept one hand on their guns. Strangers in Butte spoke softly. Painted women learned it was safer to laugh than to talk...
...British news organs, when libeling or exposing, make incessant use of such phrases as "alleged," "charged," "understood." Legally it is quite as libelous to pussyfoot, "John Doe is an alleged swindler," as to boldly print, "John Doe is a swindler." Psychological explanation: writers and editors feel safer when they pussyfoot, as do ostriches with heads in sand...