Word: misinterpretation
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...coming from the West and entering Harvard without having attended a preparatory school in the East comes into an entirely different atmosphere and entirely different surroundings from those which he is used to. He is apt to misinterpret the conservatism which he finds here as a rank lack of interest. This is more or less of a disadvantage to Western men, but a disadvantage entirely due to a misunderstanding. The advantages are many. Besides the well-recognized advantages which are open to everyone, the Westerner has the advantage of being in a new and different situation, so he very naturally...