Word: turning
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...real life and work. In the present case they are even less significant than usual. The key to the characters and career of the man whom Harvard mourns today was his overflowing. human sympathy. It enabled him to vitalize everything to which he set his hand, to turn the most perfunctory and mechanical bit of drudgery into an interesting and important task. It was the source of his success as a teacher and administrator. It made him a host of friends, young and old, who flocked to him for help and advice on every conceivable subject...
...often used to remonstrate with him about this, and urged him to devote himself to productive scholarship, as the surest road to academic promotion. He would invariably admit the force of their arguments, and occasionally make an heroic effort to get started on a monograph; then some 'chore' would turn up, which others might regard as a burden to get rid of, but in which he would discern an opportunity for important service,-and the book or article would be set aside, and the job that was immediately necessary performed in its stead. Harvard was invariably the gainer...
...members of the class of 1920 who plan to attend the Junior Dance on March 3 must turn in their blanks by 8 o'clock this evening to T. H. Gammack '20, at 60 Mt. Auburn street or at the CRIMSON Building. Those who have been connected with the class at any time are eligible to attend. Extra blanks may be secured at the CRIMSON Building. Tickets costing three dollars per person will be sent each applicant. Checks should be made out to the "1920 Dance Committee...
...seems almost criminal to let this situation slip from our hands into the control of an Eastern monarchy. The Slavs naturally turn to us as their friends, and it is to our interest that they should fare well, that they should harbor no hate against us. There is no natural sympathy between the Russian and Japanese,--that inscrutable Eastern people which has risen to its powerful position through Prussian ideals of military efficiency. But Russia is too far away from us. We are satisfied with this war for demolishing autocracy in Germany and sit back content to see it overrun...
...efforts will be made to reach every student in the University but those who are not approached may leave their contributions at the CRIMSON Building. The three teams will turn in all of their collections at the CRIMSON Building between 10.45 and 11.15 this morning...