Word: discussable
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Studies have now little more than a superficial relationship to one's college life and thoughts. With whom is one to discuss one's calculus or ancient history? There is only the hasty give and take with a fellow-sufferer on the eve of an examination. For classroom only" is labelled in large letters on almost every subject in the course book...
...York City, and an Overseer of the University, who will speak upon "Municipal Police Administration"; David Abram Ellis '94, former chairman of the Boston School Committee, whose subject will be "Municipal School Administration"; Lawson Purdy, president of the Board of Taxes and Assessments of New York City, who will discuss the problems of municipal finance. These men are appointed in accordance with the terms of a fund given by Frank Graham Thomson '97, for lectures in municipal government by persons who are or have been engaged in actual city administration...
Next Saturday there will be a meeting of the managers of New England wrestling teams at the Harvard Club to discuss the revival of the New England Intercollegiate Wrestling Tournament, which will probably be held at Spring-field...
...nation to this hotbed in Southwestern Europe. There must exist a solution to the problem. If we emphasized the idea of a federation with local autonomy but a common purpose, rather than self-determination, we should accomplish much towards peace. And what country is in a better position to discuss federalism than the United States? The problem of the thirteen colonies was only a simplified version of the Balkan difficulty. It is our duty in the cause of preventing future wars to pay more constructive attention to the Balkons...
Doubtless the authors of the above-mentioned communications will brand all who do not show a wordy zeal equal to their own as "Bolshevists," "traitors," and the like; but the problems which they profess so high-handedly to discuss and solve are not at all as simple as these youths would have us believe. The lads are doubtless well-meaning, but let us hope that they will learn that temperance, even when dealing with the most difficult problems, is a good thing. It comes with experience...