Word: misunderstood
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Dates: during 1920-1920
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...Kellar seems to have misunderstood the attitude of the Deans. Without extending an "invitation," they are always ready to talk over students' problems; and as regards the matter of Freshman Dining Halls, have announced that all efforts will be made to aid the student in obtaining employment such as will not interfere with regular college life...
...University authorities, however, maintained the Harvard tradition of academic freedom, and the Board of Overseers, after a careful consideration of the question, accepted the report of their Executive Committee "that they had collected information from all available sources and were satisfied that Mr. Laski's opinions had been misunderstood and misinterpreted, and that no further action should be taken...
...cannot easily be filled. A profound student of economics, an able teacher, and an intellectual genius, he has at the same time shown himself to be an inspiring tutor and a warm friend to those with whom his life at Harvard brought him in contact. Slandered, misquoted, and often misunderstood by those who knew him least, his keen wit and his strong personality have won for him scores of staunch friends, who, while they could not always agree with his political principles, nevertheless found his influence stimulating and in spiring...
...bill that touch the most impassioned issue of that day. Is there among us in America none of that pride that makes famous Englishmen dissent from the enraged majority no matter how hot the issue? In a time like this to be free means for a while to be misunderstood. Why not? Is the intellectual life to be all flabby, with no rugged stretches? Is hardihood to exist only in the body? Let us hear the drum music of our own convictions. The ultimate call just now is to spirit. What can a man do better than to refuse...