Word: thoughtfulness
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...following three lines: the presentation of full, accurate, and up-to-date college news the editorial interpretation of that news and of news of the outside world through the medium of the undergraduate point of view, and finally the hope of leading the current undergraduate opinion, whenever we have thought another opinion valuable or the prevailing opinion at fault...
Commencement this year means the commencement of life and its active affairs. You must shortly make vitally important decisions. Have you ever thought of entering the field of finance as a profession? There is no occupation more dignified, more remunerative. It is probably true that more high-calibre men are entering the financial field than any other, and that many men, some of them trained in the professions, are are leaving their callings to enter upon this work. The reason is found in the fact, that opportunities for affluence and development are greater along financial lines than along any other...
Commencement this year means the commencement of life and its active affairs. You must shortly make vitally important decisions. Have you ever thought of entering the field of finance as a profession? There is not occupation more dignified, more remunerative. It is probably true that more high caliber men are entering the financial field than any other, and that many men, some of them trained in the professions, are leaving there callings to enter upon this work. The reason is found in the fact that opportunities for affluence and development are greater along financial lines than along any other. Returns...
...Review" proposes to take all subjects and treat them in the light of knowledge and common sense. Such a treatment cannot but have a stabilizing effect on opinion, and, at a time when stable thought is very rare indeed, the "Review" should be of inestimable value. We need to discover the point of view of the opposition. The new magazine promises to show it to us without making it revolting. It must maintain its position at all costs, and must receive the recognition of the country. It promises to afford a meeting ground for ideas, and to promote discussion...
...University has seen that ideas are not the result of any special curriculum, but of a system which encourages the student to think. Two factors are preeminent to the success of such a system. First, many instructors who stimulate thought; second, an opportunity for instructors to meet the undergraduates for discussion and an emphasis on a general grasp of the subject rather than a knowledge of details. The second factor the University has already grasped and acted upon; it remains to develop the first. This will take time. In the meanwhile it is deeply satisfactory to know that Harvard...