Word: successful
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Oxford does a great deal to make sure that most of the business of education has been completed before university life is begun. That is the real secret of her success. It is not merely a question of relying upon strong currents of English culture to lay hold upon a youth and sweep him into the way that he should go. Important steps are taken by the university to encourage these tendencies in the schools...
...line of development. In a way it makes change more likely by insisting that the boy get a thorough taste of what he first elects to do at school. And it is sufficiently well rounded so that there are several disciplines he will be able to pursue with success...
...this the command of the language is an absolute sine qua non. Inexperto crede. I have attempted at various times to become familiar with Greek, but have not had much success because of my late start. The more I try to understand the major monuments of the Greek world, the more I am baffled by my inability to be sure exactly what significance is to be attached to the expressions on which arguments and descriptions turn. A smattering is better than nothing, and so is a dictionary, but there is no substitute for intimacy...
...purely quantitative fact that the last showing of the society attracted 1500 people lies a recognition of the success of their aims, and the answer to the present difficulty. Manifestly unfair as it is to expect a New York group to be the sole supporters of a gallery they never view, it is obvious that the Harvard undergraduate who enjoys the advantages of the exhibits should help to support what has been a worthwhile experience. And there must be Boston people interested in cultural education who will be willing to aid the institution in its present dilemma...
After a final elimination from a group of 30 men, E. N. Cooper '34 and J. D. Fisher '34 have been elected to the position of Junior Managers of the Student Laundry. This is the second year of the managerial competitions and the large turnout indicates the success of the plan. Selection is based on the number of orders secured and ability shown in the actual management of the business...