Word: thing
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Right Thing...
Major Higginson emphasized the importance of preparation for war, the question of ability to endure its hardships and to avoid the danger of disease. The immediate question before Harvard students is, "What is the right thing for us to do?" It may be the duty of a man to enter the army, or it may be his duty to stay at home to carry on the affairs of the nation, manufactures, and business; but above all, it should be remembered that it is not the duty of everyone to enlist, and Harvard undergraduates should watch coolly and intelligently...
...talk on the "Choice of Studies in College" given to the Freshman class last night, Dean Gay of the Business School stated that the all important thing in achieving an education was not so much what courses were chosen but how those courses were studied. Approximately 50 per cent. of all Harvard graduates go into business but comparatively few of these enter the Business School. Many consider courses in Economics essential to the making of a business man, but generally the most efficient men are versed in the classics and other studies. Vocational training is all very well...
...last few days of soccer practice have seen a large falling off in the attendance, a thing which must be remedied today. A victory over Princeton on Saturday will give us the intercollegiate championship again, and it is the duty of those men who have been playing on the second team to report every day this week, even though they have no prospects of getting into the game. They owe this much to the college and to the members of the team...
...clear duty of every man in the University to be able to explain thoroughly the Freshman Dormitory system, and, because the University is committed to the idea, to stand behind it with enthusiasm. Right or wrong, the dormitories have come to stay, and since they are here the best thing that can be done is for everyone to bend his efforts toward making them succeed...