Word: trivialities
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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This may appear a trivial topic, and probably there are faults in our social system more heinous than grammatical innaccuracy or "lowbrow" talk. But the misuse of the English language so prevalent on every college campus indicates, deeper down, a state of laxity reigning over almost every branch of conduct. Men whose conversation is deficient either in grammar or in taste not only offend their hearens but reveal themselves incapable of verbal self-control...
There is only one Japan and only one Julian Street to visit, so the Nippon impressions contained in this volume are not political, not "with a purpose", not too critical; yet in a popular rather than trivial vein...
...readers something new each year. Its chief dependence must be placed on the undergraduate's interest in his own and other's activities. Yet this fall's volume proves that there is always room for improvement over old forms and methods. Aside from the fact--not so trivial in itself, either--that it is "out on time", it contains something which concerns everyone: and explanation of the administration of the University. Why such an outline has not been thought of before it is hard to say. Certainly it makes it easier for the Harvard student to understand the mysterious workings...
This sounds like a trivial point of view. As a matter of fact it is nothing of the sort. A thorough knowledge of literature, for instance, will give one a smattering of philosophy and history, and at least a sense of the importance of physics or chemistry--all that is necessary. In these days of specialization the educated man is no longer a Leonardo de Vinci who is an expert in half a dozen professions; in fact he may be notably ignorant of everything except his own line, and still be educated...
...many incidents that are absurd and often amusing. There seems to be no true sense of value--perhaps Miss Kelley is trying to show that city-life is apt to throw things out of proportion--but at times one is annoyed by the emphasis that is put upon trivial and unimportant matters. Often one is inclined to think that a better title might have been "Mary's Philosophy of Little Things...