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Mr. Hovey, of course, believes socialism and anarchy the same. He does not understand that the interest of college professors, such as the eminent authorities on jurispudence of the Harvard Law School, in this famous case centers upon a legal and not a political point. Nor can this be laid...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BUNK | 6/4/1927 | See Source »

Perhaps one of the most pleasing aspects of this work is the relations formed with Harvard graduates. We want information, prices, forecasts. Is coal going up or down? How about oil? Where can we buy this or that? Where are the trade customs and agreements? We must have advice on...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MISCELLANY OF ITEMS PASS THROUGH PURCHASING AGENTS OF UNIVERSITY | 5/27/1927 | See Source »

In this university town of ours the intellectually starved may find countless opportunities for delectable satisfaction. He may glut himself on great slices of history, literature, and economic theory. He may find stern, simple dishes in the fields of science and engineering, or he may delight a delicate fastidiousness with...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE STUDENT VAGABOND | 5/20/1927 | See Source »

There are people whose hearts go out to anything on a small scale. Perhaps they will sympathize with Otto and his little scheme for improving his vocabulary and pleasing the public. It is a worthy enterprise. Presided over by the diminutive favorite and his genial Boss, it--well, it otto...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Otto Grow Faces Problems of Man of Books in New Lending Library--Tiny Nook on Huntington Ave. Houses Tiny Shop | 5/17/1927 | See Source »

One expects something different from Professor Perry. Characteristically he has written a preface, entitled "The Author's Apology," in an age that has forgotten apologies for such titles as "Tramping on Life." More important, and infinitely pleasing, is the contrast between the tranquil vigor of his prose and the flurried...

Author: By E. W. Parks ., | Title: IN LIGHTER VEIN | 5/16/1927 | See Source »

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