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...mildly shocking to discover from the report of Harvard's librarian how serious he considers the university's need of more funds for its library. The splendid new Widener Memorial building scarcely prepares one's mind for a cry of poverty. And the great size of Harvard's collection, now numbering nearly two million books and pamphlets, does not suggest deficiency. Later reflection, however, calls to mind how serious must be the demands which arise from this very fact of the collection's size. The Widener Library has given suitable housing to the main store of Harvard's books...
...transfer to the new Southeastern Department comes as a somewhat unpleasant surprise. General Wood has been so closely connected with all military activities at Harvard during the last two years that the loss of his valuable supervision and keen interest will be regretted by the entire University. No more splendid administrative record rests to the credit of any man. Added to this he has carried on a country-wide campaign for national preparedness that has aroused the youth of this country to their patriotic responsibilities and the older generation to the shocking need of legislation for large military appropriations...
...University's debaters, or a tribute to the logical truth of their subject. The world is turning upside down nowadays, and our most cherished foreign policies are going awry. The Monroe Doctrine, the open door, even the revered Constitution are receiving the buffets of a pugnacious age. Our "splendid isolation" may fail when, at the end of this war, governments are remade...
From Dr. Denman Waldo Ross '75 (in addition to the gift of a very large collection of fine Japanese prints) 10 watercolor drawings by Dodge MacKnight; three watercolors, one by J. M. W. Turner; five important Japanese screens; two important Japanese paintings; one splendid Chinese painting of a Corean gentleman; and important examples of Chinese porcelain...
...While such are giving a fraction of their leisure time to study and drill, the waiters at Memorial and the Freshman Dining Halls, who have formed a company, are voluntarily giving a far greater proportion of their free hours to similar instruction. The existence of this company is a splendid and inspiring tribute to a class whose interests are usually considered to be narrow and self-centered. Every now and then some little incident in this busy world carries more significance than just ordinary events because of a peculiar combination of circumstances. Harvard should feel proud of being the only...