Word: serious
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Certain Harvard men have been guilty of a serious offence. A week ago a student on the Yard was forced by about thirty-five of his classmates to burn papers which he owned dealing with the Lawrence strike. This action can be described in no other way than unlawful interference with free thinking...
There are three possible motives which may have prompted the action of the offenders. They might have conceived the whole matter as a practical joke. But destroying another man's property against his will is a rather serious way of getting amusement. They might have started with good intentions and have been angered by the manner of the person with whom they were finding fault. But this is hardly a sufficient excuse for making that person burn his papers. And lastly they might have carried out a preconceived plan and this would make their action appear far more serious...
...being replaced by earnest endeavor. I think the classics will dwindle and in their stead practical studies such as sociology, political economy, will be sought by these boys who have been in touch with the realities of life. Those officers who have been lucky enough to escape destruction with serious gravity bitten into their character, when they return to their studies will act as a leaven among the new undergraduate bodies...
...heartily indorse any organization which will further the serious thought and expression of college undergraduates," said Ex-President Taft in an interview with a CRIMSON reporter. "When I was at Yale we had debating and discussion organizations in which the most prominent men took an interest and which had a great deal to do with the development of some that later went into public life. Practice in forming and expressing opinions is of the highest importance to college men; I have nothing but approval for an organized system of discussion groups...
...This matter is now being given much serious consideration by the War Department. Outlines of courses in Military Science will soon be offered to the leading colleges of the country. Should these plans meet with the approval of the various college faculties, the first big step toward reaching the most desirable young men of the country will have been successful. These courses are planned normally to cover a period of four years and include a large part of the theoretical and technical part of the education necessary to a successful officer, the practical part of the student's education being...