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...precisely that principle which has preserved Harvard as the alma mater of leaders among men. To be a Harvard man does not mean that one has gone through that fraternizing period of sham democracy in which cane rushes and greased poles have stimulated the spirit of brother-hood; but it does mean a respect for scholarship, for the right of the individual to assert himself in his own way; a feeling for that continuity of achievement, free of "isms", which passes over into progress...
...long jump from the little Hoover waif to Tom Hood's ideas on the ballet, but possibly the impending presence in town of Fokine and Fokina may give point to the remarks. Excerpts from lengthy autograph letters as reprinted in Magge's latest catalogue make the founder of "Hood's Magazino" say to his editor...
...Andrew Adie, Mrs. F. T. Baldwin, Mrs. G. S. Baldwin, Mrs. H. H. Bemis, Mrs. A. T. Bradlee, Mrs. C. B. Butterfield, Mrs. F. W. Hallowell, Mrs. L. B. Harding, Mrs. H. W. Harris, Mrs. A. W. Hartwell, Mrs. A. M. Hood, Mrs. C. A. Morss and Mrs. W. H. Walker will act as paironesses...
...Managers sometimes forget," said Mr. F. C. Hood, treasurer of the Hood Rubber Company, in a speech at a conference of the Associated Industries of Massachusetts, "that they must establish their credit with their employees-credit for honest leadership, credit for just dealings, credit for just wage payments, credit for right working conditions, credit for sympathy with human needs, credit for understanding the ambition of fellow workers, credit for the recognition of faithful service, credit for kindness and credit for thoughtfulness...
...such a step in harmony with Mr. Hood's wise words? To discharge workers because of their radical tendencies does not seem to be the proper method of meeting the situation. These radical organizations have recruited their ranks largely from unskilled laborers who are discontented with the present order because of hideous working conditions, because they are forced to be homeless and wifeless. Does not such a procedure only add fuel to the flame...