Word: amissions
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...which aroused so much adverse criticism last December; indeed, it may be questioned whether the list has been altered at all. The opinions of the ranking Admirals--Sims. Mayo and Coffman--have been entirely disregarded, and their recommendations arbitrarily changed. There must surely be something amiss when Admiral Sims our greatest war-Admiral, and one of the nation's clearest thinkers, refused a medal on the grounds that a majority of the awards have been made through favoritism...
...public policy, Mr. Laski is utilizing a privilege which Harvard has steadfastly accorded to all her teachers. As President Lowell declared some years ago, a university cannot exercise a censorship over the utterances of its teachers without accepting responsibility for everything they do or say. It might not be amiss to suggest to Mr. Laski, however, that, as he is not a citizen of the United States, the amenities of the situation would seem to call for a reasonable measure of restraint in the criticism of our public officials. This is a sphere in which the average American is inclined...
Although the University system is well known it may not be amiss to repeat it for the benefit of those who have entered since the war. Instead of forcing the student, while his opinions are yet unformed, to choose some arbitrary course of study, instead of surrounding him with rules and restrictions, his program of work is left to his own taste and initiative. Certain guiding principles must be complied with. Advice and suggestions are fully given; his proposed plan for study must be duly approved. It has always been considered, however, that he is old enough to choose...
...might come with somewhat poor grace from Yale at this time to urge upon others this course of action. None the less, it may not be amiss, even at this time to close this report with a reference to a matter which may sooner or later require definite decision...
...hotel, the defeat is mourned by many who do not know a pawn from a rook. No one need be urged to attend the hockey game tonight; but a reminder that the contest is not yet won, and that whole-heared support from the University is essential, is not amiss...