Word: wishfulness
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Trivial . . . were your reviewer's rather snide remarks [TIME, April 8] about my "sub-historical" stuff (in Intimations of Eve), and my Tarzanish and Alley-Oopian portrayals; but of greater moment is his deft effort to conceal his ignorance and suggest his erudition with such remarks: "Experts may wish to argue . . . whether the principle of the canoe was grasped before the principle of the baby...
Albert Haertlein '16, Gordon McKay Professor of Civil Engineering and Acting Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, declared that undergraduates now concentrating in Engineering Sciences should indicate on their study cards courses they wish to take during the fall term and whether they are listed in the catalogue or not. The Engineering Faculty will offer undergraduate courses according to the demand in order to "taper off" the effects of the departmental shift, he said...
...shall not attempt in a letter to discuss many aspects of the problem. I wish only to remark upon two points...
There will, however, be no limitation on students now in College who wish to attend the summer term, nor will any applications from men now on leave of absence, or holders of tickets of admission to the College be turned down. The Provost emphasized that the latter two classes of men may enter at the beginning of any term, regardless of the size of the College...
...would like to know-and in this wish I am sure I am but one of hundreds-by what means the recent University decision to increase all room rents for the summer and ensuing terms was arrived...