Word: whether
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1910-1919
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Beethoven's great masterpieces has been of the highest artistic and educational significance. He was an intimate friend of the late Professor John Knowles Paine h.'69, the founder of the Department of Music, and has always shown a keen interest in the growth of artistic ideals at Harvard whether shown in the modern languages or in music. It is to be hoped that his generous manifestation of good will may meet with the enthusiastic reception wrich it deserves...
...that is going on here, and is, moreover, one of the most important non-athletic activities through which a man may be of service to the University. We understand that the competition is one of the longest in College, but we can assure those who consider entering it, that whether successful or not, they will never regret the experience or consider the time wasted...
These rooms will each accommodate two men. The largest group, or so-called entry application for seven rooms, will therefore include fourteen names; and in every case, whether the application be for one room or for several, that plan by which two men occupy a room, will take precedence over a one man arrangement. The best groups will thus contain an even number of names...
...attitude of the Faculty on the other hand, is quite justifiable. The requirement for the degree of A.B. is 16 courses and a suitable training in English, whether obtained by anticipating English A, by taking it as a whole course, or by taking it until relieved at the mid-year examinations. Thus it is easily seen that when a man has attained his high grade at the mid-years, he may be considered to have received suitable training in English, and an additional fee is charged for additional instruction. He is then in the same category...
Next most notable are the two contributions of Mr. C. P. Aiken. Both the poem and the prose tale show considerable originality in conception and skill in the minor points of technique; neither quite carries conviction. The story leaves one a little in doubt as to whether it is an allegory or a hold-up; and the theme of the poem is such that at best it could give opportunity for little more than ingenious fancy. Here, as in much of his writing, Mr. Aiken suffers from a tendency to get too remote from actuality...