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...attack of sectarian bigotry which our colleges have had to resist. Harvard history reveals not a few such episodes. But today the most menacing attack comes, as it has repeatedly in the past, from the political side. In one form it is precipitated by allegedly patriotic organizations committed to maintain in schools and colleges their own particular conceptions of loyalty. The motives of these misguided folk are, I doubt not, often excellent. But they have opened the cover of Pandora's Box and we may well be fearful of the issue. For example, in many schools American history...
...goal of true education. Ralph Waldo Emerson once said: "I have so small a following because I draw men to themselves, not to myself." This is the attitude which Harvard, in the midst of this growing sense of social responsibility among her undergraduates, must be especially careful to maintain...
...profession has thus far refrained from criticizing this interference in its field. This year, however . . . the American Chemical Society cannot dodge its responsibility in this case. It is neither within its province nor within its competence to give critical judgment on the treatment of disease. If it wishes to maintain the respect of the medical profession and the public, the American Chemical Society cannot permit itself to be used as an agent for unestablished proprietary remedies in the exploitation of the sick...
...modern "era of communication," universities and university trained men must grasp the responsibility of guiding public opinion more and more. But unless the universities can keep clear of governmental interference and maintain the right to think and speak what they believe regardless of popular prejudice, training men to guide the people will become little more than a mockery. To preserve their vital liberties, universities depend on the support of the press. It is encouraging to find a leader of the newspaper industry awake to the need of guarding academic freedom and dedicating at least one section of the press...
...hairline on the popular brands of cigarets. At two-for-a-quarter the Big Three retail for $6.25 a 1,000. Retailer's profit, allowing discount, is less than i^ per package. Philip Morris, which sold 3,800 million cigarets last year, has generally been able to maintain a retail price of 15? straight, or $7.50 per 1,000. Wholesaling at $6.85 per 1,000, Philip Morrises make the retailer well over 1? per package. On this advantage Philip Morris prospered until it hit a snag. Several States put into effect their own cigaret taxes. Retailers absorbed part...