Word: understanding
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...keep books for individual use while others are waiting, the men who take out books and "forget" to return them. It is preposterous to trial such men as irresponsible children--to threaten and plead with them. College men are intelligent enough to appreciate fair play, to understand, at least, the reason for the few, simple rules made by the libraries. "Hogging" a book for individual use cannot be excused as carelessness; it is pure selfishness. "Forgetting" to return a book goes much further than even such selfishness. The Governing Board of the Union should not be left to deal with...
...Baker's drive for soldiers is not of such great importance. But it is disconcerting to have a man in such a high position perform so unreasonably in the question of disarmaments and economy. Disarmament is a problem to be solved by men who, like General Pershing, understand more than the military side of the matter. It is almost as bad to excite Congressmen into frenzied legislation wiping out an army, as to continue in the present extravagance. Secretary of War Baker has acted in a way that sets a bad example to future office-holders; co-operation and good...
...sacrifice of plausibility to uniqueness--for the plot is certainly unique if nothing else. The ordinary mortal has no difficulty in experiencing the definite thrills of such "spook" dramas as "The Ouija Board," but in comparison, "One" is a very ambitious attempt which is not so easy to understand. The convenient method of communication between the sisters does not seem quite in keeping with customary procedure in such matters, but the exigencies of the theatre may easily account for this. Whether the spectator is too materialistic to enjoy the production or not, he cannot fall to be influenced...
Only five Freshmen reported for the Track Manager Competition. It is unnecessary to explain why competitions exist and why they are profitable. If a man cannot understand that only by entering whole-heartedly into college activities, by working with other men and learning to know them can he secure-one of the most valuable things that Harvard offers, he grossly underestimates the value of a college education. He should not be here...
...should think the line of work which the CRIMSON offers would be a particularly interesting one for, it gives a chance, I understand, for a number of different types of photographic work, ranging form fast action to detailed interior and flashlight subjects. Then, too, a dark room and expert equipment must be a stimulus to an amateur photographer and a great aid in the perfecting of his work...