Word: standpoints
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...colleges and the schools may ultimately solve the difficult problem of adjusting admission requirements in a manner satisfactory to both. The schools have hitherto accounted it a grievance that the administration of these requirements has invariably been controlled by men who viewed the entire matter from the college standpoint and who did not appreciate fully the needs and difficulties of the average high school. In appointing Mr. Pennypacker to take charge of its recruiting, the Harvard authorities have met this contention in a conciliatory spirit...
...Irish cause has always commanded sympathy in this country, and not without reason. But there is no need for our representatives to allow their emotions, either sympathetic or political, to lead them to such extremes as this. From the practical standpoint, the Mason bill would be of no advantage either to this country or to Ireland. The cause of Irish freedom, with which so many of us sympathize, would suffer more harm than good from the presence of American diplomatic and consular officials. If the gentlemen in Washington desire to help the Irish, we strongly recommend them to think...
...Senator Borah, who has begun to take a touching interest in all my affairs. I told him that I believed we should accept the League of Nations with the reservations known as the Senate reservations. In dealing with this, we must not look at America from the European standpoint. We should look at European affairs from the American standpoint. We have a right to maintain the interests of our own country. We must adopt the League with reservations. We do not want America to be part of any separate state. We do want to help the world with its problems...
...From the standpoint of numbers of contributors the collection thus far is a distinct success. The national committee has been emphasizing that the number of givers rather than the amount of contributions is most important in carrying out the significance of the project
...will not be able to adopt all the suggestions made to it. So some men are bound to be disappointed. But they shouldn't be discouraged. The trouble with most criticism of our colleges is that the man who offers it looks at the institution from an entirely individualistic standpoint. If he's a banker he wants it to turn out capable bankers; if a manufacturer he wants industrial experts; if an editor he wants 99 per cent completed reporters. And so on down the long list. All the while it is forgotten that the college is the most gigantic...