Word: tact
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...proof of exquisite editorial tact that C. J. Schern Jr. should be the next man to scratch his head and wonder "Why the Professor Leaves his Holly Wreaths in the Window until they Wither." It is proof of even more exquisite tact that Mr. Schern refrains from any solution of the enigma. He tells us why a professor buckles up his overshoes; but he does not tell us why "It has been a custom from time immemorial to hang in--to hang in their win--." It were better...
...Harvard in its worthy conservatism is supporting old Cambridge against the inroads of the feminine world; Radcliffe is held up to English girls as a model of what should be. Sir Geoffrey seeks no further evidence from America; or is it a rare tact that restrains him from even a whisper of that civil was that is raging "far above Cayuga's waters...
...came or is likely to come from promises so freely given, especially when they deal with international disputes and racial prejudices. There are times when words accomplish more harm than good. Senator Lodge is a clever statesman, but he seems to have forgotten, for the time being, diplomacy and tact...
Professor Roger B. Merriman '96 introduced Speaker Gillett by summarizing the duties and the traditions of his "high and most important office," and by speaking of the "high character, great tact, and splendid firmness" of the present holder of this office...
...service of the Law School is that of method and cooperation, of standards and ideals. It does not supply brains or tact, or any substitute for either. It can give but a modicum of legal learning, less now, relatively, than ever. The law student sees at once, if he did not appreciate it before, that little has counted in his preparation but method and self-discipline...