Word: seemly
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...mean, as one might at first think, that Mr. Conrad usually writes in superlatives. Nor is statement of fact always correct. The first article, which makes a plea for a better and more accurate acquaintance with what it calls "Harvard's past," speaks of "five-dollar" fines, it would seem in the seventeenth century, and of University Hall as an eighteenth-century dining-room, though it was not built till early in the nineteenth century. And did Daniel Webster over say, as Mr. Mansfield--no doubt quite unintentionally--would lead you to think: "I shall enter on no encomium upon...
...once made, the office will try to get the man a definite position from among the various openings which it has on file. But it must necessarily be borne in mind in this connection that the office is willing to recommend for any specific position only such men as seem to it likely to prove suitable. To do otherwise would be of no advantage to the applicant and would tend in the long run to hurt the reputation of the office in the eyes of the concerns which apply...
Since the corporation have approved the plan for the Union swimming pool, nothing stands in the way of its construction but raising the necessary money. Three sources are open: the Gymnasium Fund, contribution from undergraduates, and contribution from graduates. As the donors of the Gymnasium Fund seem to favor its practical use for the pool, this sum of $10,000 probably will be available as a basis on which collection may start. About $10,000 more must be raised from graduates and undergraduates, unless the H. A. A. or the College itself will contribute. Since no classes after 1917 have...
Thoughtful seriousness pervades the current issue of The Harvard Monthly. The editors mean very well, although commendation of this sort may seem to such earnest young men wholly frivolous; yet the earnestness of their expression testifies to the activity of their minds, and the fruit of their labors deserves a blessing...
...Some seem to think that such an innovation would be too decided a departure from undergraduate traditions. However, thoughtful consideration shows that the arguments in favor of the student band outweigh this criticism...