Word: things
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Dates: during 1920-1920
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...this country the citizen is denied private redress of wrongs and guaranteed the security of his private rights. It is, therefore, a serious thing for the rank and file to believe, as they do believe today, that litigation is impossible for the poor man, and that wrongs go unredressed. It is a sinister fact, too, when we boast of the ingenuity of our lawyers...
...shame to name a thing a "problem" in these days of thousands of "vital problems," but the octopus journalist is certainly eligible for this title. Ten million persons are said to buy his papers daily. This particular problem is to ascertain how many persons, besides Mr. Hearst, take Mr. Hearst seriously. The question is how many people are being fooled how much of the time...
...silent now; the drums have ceased to beat, the battle flags are furled, and men return to common toll. The martial fire has cooled; the harmony among the peoples that fought side by side fast fades away; the inspiration of the cause has been obscured. But a deeply precious thing remains--the memory of those who in the glowing spirit of self-sacrifice gave their lives for all that we hold dean. They died for naught if we forget that by their death they taught the use of life. Unselfish was the aim for which these lives were given...
...silent strike lacks the flaming publicity of the open one, but it can be reached only with the greatest difficulty by court or arbitration board or employer. It is a hidden, sinister thing that evades action. At the same time the silent strike cuts down production to an almost criminal extent. Especially is this so when the product is transportation, something which reaches every individual in the country...
...formulating its plan for the entertainment of athletic teams visiting at the University, the Student Council has made an excellent move. The only regrettable thing is that some such body as the new committee of three was not put in action long ago. It has been apparent for a considerable time that visitors from other colleges to Harvard were not receiving the warmest hospitality that could be offered, and now that the first logical step towards repairing or maintaining our friendships with rival institutions has been taken by the Council, responsibility for the successful operation of the plan devolves upon...