Word: things
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...number of years ago it was a favorite catch phrase of the great unwashed that a college education was no doubt in itself a splendid thing, but that when the college graduate came to rub shoulders with those sons of the son who had made their way unassisted by means of their native ingenuity, he was left hopelessly behind. The implication, of course, was that a college training left a man unfitted to cope with practical affairs. Though this misconception has been exploded for some time, the same prejudice still seems to crop out occasionally against specialized graduate schools...
...would like to see a virile type of Christianity brought within reach of students," he said. "If religion was the right thing, students would be the first to attend services, I have been to services that I don't see how people sat through. I believe we need apostolic Christianity. If we could have a slice of New Testament religion anywhere near Harvard, I think the men would go. I don't wonder they balk at much that is handed them today...
...course there are many drawbacks in a minister's profession," he admitted, "but do not be frightened by the sacrifices or by the smallness of the salary. As President Eliot said in Sanders Theatre, 'have your eye on the main thing in life.' Disregard the incidentals--sacrifice is a little thing when compared to the great purpose behind life. Also, do not let your theological beliefs hold you back from entering the ministry. It is my firm conviction that most ministers get into trouble, not so much on account of their views but because of the way they express them...
...case the fever will work for optimism, and he will realize that, as the meteorologists tell, there is nothing more normal than a "seasonal control". And he may also remember what he has long known but perhaps forgotten under the necessity of reports that there is no such thing as an "average undergraduate", except in advertisements for quality cut clothes and in non-defining editorials. And that even if there were, what he did or said or thought would matter as little to anyone as to him. The college that always considers the average undergraduate will be but an average...
President Thayer went even further in a recent interview, by stating that the company contemplated retiring from the broadcasting business entirely. "Radio," said he, "is a thing that fell on us. We are in the business of communication, and naturally we have taken a great interest in it and sought to be in a position to take advantage of our opportunities. But we have never had the slightest intention to control broadcasting...