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...going on in the "Letters to the Editor" column of the New York Times, concerning the truthful teaching of History--particularly that of the American Revolution. Charles Cran Miller, of fame unknown to "Who's Who", began the skirmish by attacking elementary text-books on the ground that they destroy patriotism. These books present the American position as partly right and partly wrong. According to Mr. Miller, we ought to regard the American leaders as saints and the English ministry and king as demons. The next week the author of one of the text-books attacked answered Mr. Miller...
...still maintain its high standard of performance. It is equally true that at present undergraduate support is not generally accorded the organization. But it never will be if the Club does not seem to desire that support. Two concerts in Cambridge, for students only, would do much to destroy any such impression; it hardly seems as if that were too great an addition to their already extensive program for the year. Surely the Glee Club need not apply to its own case: "A prophet is not without honor save in his own country...
Short sighted but entirely honest trade union opinion opposes employee representation on the ground that it is an attempt to destroy or discriminate against the unions. In some cases such a motive is a compelling one with employers. But in general employee representation is "open shop"--like American industry in general that is, it does not discriminate between unionists and non-unionists. It does not recognize the col- lective body of the union, but recognizes and deals with the collective body of its own employees, through their duly and honestly elected representatives. Employee representation tends to solidify the interests...
...conclusion to which the professor came and to which the average person would probably come after consideration was this: A student in college must be a so-called "nut", but in order to really concentrate upon any study. Must a "good, all-round college man" practically destroy his chance of mastering anything? --Washington Daily...
...they had the benefits of expensive higher training. Furthermore, state education, by no means implies free education, since only the tuition-- but a minor item in the expense of a college training of today,--would be paid by the state. To establish a state university would destroy the educational traditions of Massachusetts and make the attainment of higher training possible for those without the proper mental qualifications,--which is not justifiable to our educational system...