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...study, which is submitted to the Committee and checked over to be sure that it complies with the regulations. The rules for concentration, however, are not absolutely hard and fast, exceptions being constantly made for students who obey the spirit of the law although appearing to violate its strict interpretation...
...future, and that, although we might not adopt its principles, there was much that we could learn from it. As an example of this he cited the case of industrial control by the workers. It was tried in Russia, and proven unsuccessful, so that the Communists reverted to strict regulation of industry by those fitted to handle it. We are still experimenting with industrial democracy, he said...
...turn, by a rule never known to fall, leads to a moral slackening, slight at first, later accelerated--which ultimately results in the downfall of the society. The first symptom of this period of decadence is seen when the authorities find it necessary to make the laws more strict. In Rome the liberal republic gave way to a tyrannical monarchy; at Harvard the gentle "should" is changed to the imperative...
...Perhaps the presence of a club of amateurs, holding this honor and yet representing a single university, will demonstrate that not all our activities consist in the extravagances of college "life"; the Glee Club, at least, should prove that our efforts are often worth while, judged even by the strict European standards...
Harvard has an unusual history--with more than one good story to animate its telling. From the little "College at Newtowne" dominated by state and church has grown a great university with elaborate equipment and enormous enrollment; from the Puritanical discipline and strict classical and theological training has emerged the modern method of education with its elective system and intricate mechanisms. Surely every Harvard man should not only feel it a duty to know something about this history, but enjoy the learning...