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...revolutionary but unsound. For, even granted that in his three years' competition for and conduct of a managership, every manager must devote more time, energy, and ability to his work than is required in many a half-course of college work, the fact still remains that as things now stand; the work of managership cannot receive scholastic recognition, and must in a sense be its own reward. Valuable it undoubtedly is for "efficiency for after life," and the suggestion to catalogue "Football Managership A" along with "Public Finance B" is tempting. But the same thing could be said...
...Skinner's article on Belloc, which deserved emphasis because of its clear method and definite thought, one notes its greater freedom from petty vices of alliteration, involved figures, and appositional clauses such as mar the style especially of Mr. Moyse Would that the Monthly, as representative of Harvard might stand for truth to life and good sense, as in the work of Mr. Nathan and Mr. Hillyer; for greater simplicity and directness in language as in the prose of Mr. Skinner...
...usual, both sides are at fault. The graduates of other colleges who are present have a perfect right to remain seated and to continue eating while the "loyal sons of Harvard" stand. True, courtesy might lead them to rise out of sympathy with the rest, but that cannot be demanded. Certainly any reprisal in the way of bread throwing by the resentful enthusiast on his feet is highly out of place. At least let there be courtesy on our side...
...stand face to face...
...Freshman Dormitories have been coming in of late for their full share of criticism. They are termed reactionary; Mr. Mackie in the Bulletin fears they are undemocratic; and, dearest of all objections, they are looked upon as the tombstones of Harvard individualism. But criticism or no criticism, the dormitories stand by the river in extremely solid and tangible form, and are to be occupied next fall. Their possibilities for good or evil have been pretty thoroughly thrashed out, so that we understand the pros and cons and have formed our opinions. We can argue and argue on them without affecting...