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Ostensibly the Transcript is asking for information. As regards his work at Harvard, a glance at the Elective Pamphlet shows two undergraduate courses given by Mr. Laski--Political Theory and English History Since 1688, and two research courses in Recent Political Ideas. None of these concern themselves with American government, and treats the Soviet principle only as a part of the general history of political ideas. We do not agree with Mr. Laski's remarks before the Policemen's Union, nor do we believe his presence there good taste. But we feel equally that any attack on the right...
...Conley was amateur boxing champion of the B.A.A. championships for five years. After that he was boxing instructor at Cornell University, and later he was boxing instructor at the Middlesex School at Concord, Mass. Mr. Conley has refereed many important bouts around Boston in recent years...
...statement in Friday's CRIMSON that my recent appointment as Professor of Mechanics came as "a reward for many years' service on the University teaching staff" betrays a lamentable misconception on the part of your reporter. Professorships at Harvard are not handed out as "rewards" for past services; they are contracts for services to be rendered in the future. Any intimation that a professorship is "awarded" like a service medal or an honorary degree conveys an entirely false impression of the responsibilities involved in university teaching. EDWARD V. HUNTINGTON...
Governor Calvin Coolidge yesterday issued a statement addressed to the University undergraduates thanking them for their services during the recent police strike, and urging them to support the officers of the state in their efforts to enforce law and order now and in the future. The complete text of the statement, given out at the State Capitol, follows...
...support given to the Common wealth by the Faculty and students of Harvard University during the recent emergency is most gratifying. It was pleasant to be told that the call for volunteers to fill the places left vacant by the striking policemen was immediately answered by several score of Harvard undergrauates many of them but recently returned from service in the army and navy in our war with Germany. They did not hesitate to again offer themselves in the support of law and order when the welfare of the public required their services...