Word: contact
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...There is one great advantage in such a form of training which, to my mind, is overlooked by most people. The military standpoint monopolizes the field of vision. They fail to perceive the fact that through this system of training the Government would come into contact with men of every class in the country. And to the boys who have no opportunity for education, to the mountaineers of Kentucky and Tennessee, a chance would be given. In almost no other way can the men in the back country of those states and others ever receive any advancement. For six months...
...committee in charge of these occasions is endeavoring to make them even more interesting and informal than in past years, and to bring the students at Harvard into cordial relationship with the Faculty and their wives. The teas give to men an opportunity to come in contact with those who are most prominent in the life of the University...
...competitive work required consists mainly in securing subscriptions and advertisements, with general business efficiency as a recognized factor. Men in this competition not only come in intimate contact with undergraduate life, but gain a large amount of practical experience from their business relations with firms in Boston, New York and other cities. Men elected business editors compete in their Junior year for the position of business manager...
...that detached, impersonal thinking which often provides such good social medicine, are through their situation well fitted to see and work for the good of the whole community. To these the Prospect Union offers a liberal field. It is continuing in its purpose "to bring into mutual beneficent contact all classes and groups in the community." It is a sincere attempt to break down the barriers of misunderstanding between classes...
These teas are designed to give students an opportunity to meet informally members of the Faculty and their wives so that closer and more cordial relations may be established between members of the University and the officers. By attending these teas students come in contact with the men who are most prominent and interested in the affairs of the College and graduate schools...