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...taken to task severely on account of a favorable review of that iniquitous journal, "The Nation." And it is undeniable that the editor of the "Gargoyle" was threatened with expulsion if he continued to print jokes on prohibition or co-eds,--which seems to be the one really judicious bit of censorship accomplished by the Board. Extreme measures were excusable in that instance...
...high point of the book from a literary point of view. This is the letter to Robert Moras Love it from Maude Radford Warren giving some details of the heroie death of the former's son. In these days, even five years after the war, it is a remarkable bit of writing, narrative or any other kind, which can stir the average war-jaded mind, and this is exactly what the letter with its simplicity and almost matter-of-factness...
...History refutes herself, and under the merciless glare of modern research our once-revered idols totter on feet of veriest clay. Mark Twain started the thankless job. Unflinchingly he exposed the Father of our country, showing not only that the magnificent truth about the cherry tree was a sagacious bit of publicity which led directly to the Presidency, but that his supplementary statement that "he could not tell a lie" was even more carefully calculated to preserve his name to perpetuity. Now a beacon-light of politics is shattered when we learn that Washington never said "avoid entangling alliances". True...
Some sage has discovered that the hair on the top of the head has nothing to do with the brains inside. At least, such is the implication of a recent bit of news from Columbia. Of course it has to do with the psychological tests. A large group of graduates, it appears, gathered for the Alumni Day exercises, fell into a discussion as to whether or not their brains were as sharp as those of the present Freshmen: and to settle the question, playfully decided to submit themselves to the curious quiz that makes or mars a mentality. The deed...
...skated completely around the M. I. T. defense and scored from the left lane. This tally was followed almost immediately by scores by Crosby and Guild, both of them resulting from pretty individual work. A few minutes later, Crosby made the final tally of the period by a pretty bit of stick-work...