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...Rugby games, the only thing which can compare with American football, as Professor Gold-schmidt stated. The well-known German lecturer looks upon the average American as being extremely energetic, in fact a little too energetic at times. "They rush around so much and never bother to rest and reflect," he remarked. "They want to see how many miles they can make in a day, they are striving for the very best and quickest method of doing things, and the American business man who is in the biggest hurry seems to be greatly respected. In Germany we look...
...these guides to crystallize to some extent this feeling among the undergraduates. Usually the articles published are individual opinions and as such they necessarily can not be expected to reflect a universal opinion. An effort has been made, however, to put this work in the hands of those who would be inclined to render then: as fair and illuminating as possible. In the matter of large key courses, the opinion of several persons is incorporated in the article so that the best possible criticism can be given...
...also not forget that from now on you are Harvard men. You will be known as Harvard men, and whatever you do, creditable or discreditable, will reflect on Harvard. You are following in the footsteps of thousands and thousands of others who have up-held her best traditions, protected her fair name, held high the torch of truth, and entrusted to those who have followed after the ideals for which she stands. This privilege is now yours
Caution was necessary for two reasons. 1) The Lambeth Conference, a decennial meeting, is purely advisory; its resolutions are by no means mandatory; they reflect the opinions of the majority of the bishops. The secrecy of the sessions is to shroud the often bitter arguments among the bishops. 2) The Church of England is not a unanimous body. Its Anglo-Catholic group has developed a serious rift in its doctrinal observations...
...hope Tolan's record for an "uphill hundred" (TIME, July 14) will be officially accepted. Should a man be barred from heaven for a work of supererogation? That the uphill hundred was such a work I believe you must concede when you reflect that while "one's feet would strike upsloping ground more quickly than level," they would leave it less quickly. To put it another way, while on a track sloping slightly upward the ground in front is nearer the point where a runner's legs join his body, the ground behind is farther from...