Word: viewings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...attempt made to fill in the gaps of one's general culture. To Freshmen who have illusions concerning the social side of Harvard life without experiencing other than that which centers around the Freshman dormitories, the fact that the Sophomores should have a dance does not seem inconsistent in view of the Freshman Jubilee, the Junior Dance, and the Senior Spread, a point of view forcibly expressed in the current petition. Beyond this attitude, no one will feel concerned or will deny that the petition presents a problem which 1931 alone is capable of setting to its satisfaction. It remains...
...jeopardy rather than initiating a new venture into the unstable realm of Harvard terpsichorean celebrations. Year after year there has been a steady decline in interest in the Junior dance involving natural financial embarrassment for the Committee and requiring inroads into the class funds. From the social point of view, likewise, the third year dance has tended to prove itself a white elephant, owing to the waning social homogeneity of a class, especially after its initial year. In short, the quicker it is recognized that the class promenade, a by-product of rampant collegiatism, is destined not to flourish...
...December issue of College Humor there appeared an article on Harvard of today written by a gentleman known as Gilbert Seldes. In his literary attempt he endeavors to portray for the world a picture of Harvard and its students. With an all-inclusive view and swayed by destructive tendencies he sketches the degenerated conditions prevalent in our institution, and deplores in rather forceful language those who dwell within its walls. Woe unto Harvard...
...would like to say that they must exercise patience. Three years at Oxford cannot turn even an able and gifted man into a world-conqueror. It can make even a dull and prejudiced man realize that national animosities spring from misunderstanding and unwillingness to entertain a more humane view of international relations. An Oxford education turns out thoughtful men able to help, not doctrinaires with a bagful of remedies for the world...
...much power the editor of a college paper should have. It was decided that the best way to insure good organization is for the editor to be absolute in his authority when it comes to a final decision about the policy of the paper. The committee also held the view that editorials should represent the opinion of the editors of the newspaper, not the opinion of the majority of students in the college. We all felt," he continued, "that the publications should lead, not follow and that the evils of this plan are fewer than those that exist when...