Word: pleasant
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...they have done much to change the traditional attitude of antagonism between student and professor into one of mutual friendliness. Invitations are extended to all members of the University, and all are equally sure of a hospitable welcome. President Lowell's Sunday afternoon receptions for students are also a pleasant means for furthering such relationships. The day is gone when the President is able to bow to everyone he meets in the yard, but each man in college can at some time during his undergraduate days take the opportunity to meet Harvard's president in the agreeably informal atmosphere...
...while some favored napkins soaked in water. The firing of mashed potatoes and chocolate cream pie was rare but effective. One man dared to swing the catsup bottle round his head, but was deterred by his companions before this project could be put into execution. The evening was very pleasant on the whole. The waiters removed the debris promptly and the costs were easily made up by omitting some of the luxuries from future menus. It is to be hoped that this time-honored and harmless custom will never suffer the fate of Bloody Monday. Such customs as this...
...other poetical contributions are on more convential lines. Some are marred by metrical defects, and some by vagueness of idea, but all make pleasant reading, and there is occasionally a flash of unusual felicity. One particularly happy feature is the timeliness of most of them...
...Carpenter's story, "The Nymph Chaser," is in a conventional style above that of the average undergraduate. Although perhaps a little long drawn out and in places a little lagging in interest, it is technically correct and very pleasant to read...
...issue is pleasant to read and as it does not aim to convince anyone of anything, it cannot be blamed for not doing so. Personally, we regret the absence of any serious essay...