Word: soundingly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...unlikely that the Athletic Association expects very much from the committee it has appointed to sound out undergraduate opinion on the proposed award to all minor sport teams of a minor "H" without modifications. The H, A. A. knows that attempts to find undergraduate opinion at Harvard are generally fruitless, however well-meant they may be. It seems, therefore, that the appointment of the committee is only a device to gain time for more consideration of the proposal. The significance of the incident lies in this very move which indicates that the Association has accepted a suggestion as worthy...
...manufacture of a disinterested or reliable newspaper. The fact that such type of ownership is usually concealed as long as possible is another proof that it is often dangerous in its purpose." Said the New York Evening Post: "No matter how much Mr. Graustein may protest, the sound sense of the public will know that it is bad public policy to have an important and constantly increasing group of newspapers under the ownership of a great public utility corporation. The International is hurting the standing of American journalism. It is biting the hand that feeds...
...older buildings in Harvard Yard, of Connecticut Hall at Yale and of Nassau Hall here at Princeton have about them a charm and tradition that calls to mind almost poignantly the older America of Colonial days. These colleges were nurtured in a sturdy and rugged individualism and a sound scholarship that is the pride of these institutions. But I must confess that I have somewhat the feeling that I would if they were to substitute a Gothic tower for the Capitol dome when I see the Gothic halls of Yale and Princeton and the invasion of Harvard by an artificial...
...legitimate theatres will not disappear, but they will become very sparse. With the best authors and actors being drawn into the moving picture field by the compensation available, and with the 'Listerine' advertising propaganda and lower admission prices that the sound pictures offer, the stage is put in a difficult position. But this will achieve one thing: it will create such competition among the legitimate plays, that a natural weeding out process will take place...
...treats must be given to those in charge before demands are made of them for quantity production. The day will come when the Harvard Business School will have to interest itself in quantity as well as quality, but if time is given it at the start to lay a sound foundation, it will not have to fear for the quality of its instruction even though future years may find the number of students multiplied many times...