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...Guide claims to present an accurate picture of student opinion. This claim is not alone explicit; it is implicit in the phrasing of its reports, which cannot fail to remind us of the measured and solemn, yet assured, judgements of the great nineteenth century German historians: "Professor X was thought by '53, on the whole, to be an insensible dullard. Some, however, found him a towering intellect and an insipiring teachers, etc. etc." But what does "on the whole" mean? And is "some" ten, twenty, thirty or forty precent? We are never given any forthright statement of proportions...
Seventy-seven varsity athletes were satisfied with the present club, though a few suggested possible improvements. Some were worried about the separation of athletes implicit in the whole Varsity Club system, while some others felt that the new building would be a means of bringing athletes closer to the Houses...
Three questions promptly arise. Who is to determine whether a given consequence is desirable or undesirable? And who is to determine whether a given act brings credit or discredit to the University? Should public opinion be allowed to affect the University's relations with its extra-curricular activities? Implicit in the proposed rules is the belief that this determination should be made by the Dean's Office, with the advice of the Student Council. This is certainly a far cry from the traditional College attitude towards extra-curricular activities. Not only is the new approach administratively far more complicated than...
...should be remembered, nevertheless, that . . . not until 1905 - long after the remark had won a secure place in American folklore - did several men who had heard Lincoln speak at Clinton come forward to assert that he had used these words . . . Naturally, implicit confidence cannot be placed in their statements. Moreover, several who were present at the Clinton meeting had no recollection of Lincoln's use of the epigram...
Although more implicit than explicit, the AMA still nurtures a fear of too much federal control. Especially in the case of the scholarship grants the organization feels that political appointees will replace qualified medical students...