Word: spokes
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Critical judgment appears even this early to have settled down to the opinion that the poetical achievement of the Imagists is more historically than intrinsically important. Witter Bynner spoke pointedly when he said that "the imagists note with admirable accuracy all sorts of small adventures of the nerves," while they were aparently incapable of the larger adventures of the heart and head. Mr. Damon's championship of Miss Lowell's verse is at once gallant and learned, and the elaborate exegesis that he gives for each of the longer poems is worth having--for reference, at least...
Stephen Greene '38, president of the Dramatic Club, next spoke on the actors, prop-men, business managers, and the plays of that organization. Stephenson gave the next talk, mentioned above, and presented as Harvard's permanent Joke and single word "Radcliffe...
Walter H. Page II '37, varsity manager of football, next spoke of the Freshman managers competition which opens this Wednesday, labeled this a difficult competition, but a worth-while...
...John Reed Club, a study group which is dedicated to the discussion of Socialist Economic Theory, James L. Morrisson '38, then gave a resume of the work of the Pierian Sodality, one of the largest extra-curricular groups in the College. Herbert M. Irwin '37, manager of the Band, spoke of the "Hell of a lot of fun" to be derived from that organization saying that it took very little time, yet traveled much, accomplished great things. John H. Eric '37, secretary of the Glee Club, spoke of the high class music which that organization is accustomed to sing, leaving...
...much that is done is misdirected, much is merely stupid, some little works ill on the community at large but even this is usually borne with tolerance. In greeting the latest addition to Harvard's ranks the spokesmen for the University were not considering these abuses of freedom. They spoke in feeling tones of the waste involved, not in doing as one pleased, but in not doing at all--in loafing through college, accomplishing nothing beyond satisfying the few requirements asked by the Dean's office at midyears and in June. They realize only too well that Harvard's proud...