Word: socialism
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...October 4, over four hundred students gathered at the annual reception and listened to talks by Deans Pound, Sperry, and Moore, as well as music by members of the Harvard Glee Club, Several men at the reception signed up for discussion groups, social service work, and other activities, all of which have given the men a chance to get together. The result was that about one hundred graduate students have worked in social service and served as speakers in the vicinity. Several Saturday afternoon hikes have been held...
Four discussion groups met for some weeks. During the fall a Social Problems group meet weekly with F. P. Taft E. T. S. as Chairman. A group on Economic problems. E. M. Winslow 1G., Chairman held five meetings during the fall. Three of them were led by Professors Carrer, M. T. Copeland, and Walker. The average attendance at these meetings was twenty. An interesting group. The Quarter Century, continued on this year as last with T. E. Terrill 2G, as chairman. The four topics discussed by this group were of timely import, the problems facing the turn of the second...
...Hickey, "Roman Catholocism"; Rabbi S. S. Wise, Judaism"; Dean W. L. Sperry, "Protestantism"; Dr. H. S. Fosdick, "The Future of the Church." The second half: Dr. Frederick Palmer, "Is Immortality Necessary?"; Prof. J. H. Woods, "Philosophy of Religion"; Prof J. B. Pratt, "Faith and Workship"; Prof. F. G. Peabody, "Social Teachings of Jesus"; and Prof D. C. Macintosh, "Christian Faith and the Historic Jesus...
...total of five talks to date has been given before approximately 1470 students, an average attendance of 294 per meeting. Whereas social service and cooperation with the worthy charitable and philanthropic organizations of the city is a praiseworthy endeavor of the Phillips Brooks House Association, and while it has often been energetically fostered at the Medical School, the Committee has invariably failed to develop it. As early as 1914, a year after the founding of the Medical School Society, the Chairman writes in his annual report: "Notwithstanding our disappointment here this year, we feel that this detachment of social service...
This report, covering the multitudinous activities of the society, indicates several tendencies, the most significant of which is the decrease of interest in social service work. It is questionable whether, as the report states, athletes are responsible for this condition; athletics, although a convenient sinner, cannot bear the brunt of every failure. Undergraduate sentiment is a more likely cause...