Harvard Medical Alumni Bulletin, Vol. 12

Download or read book Harvard Medical Alumni Bulletin, Vol. 12 written by Harvard Medical Alumni Association and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-11 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Harvard Medical Alumni Bulletin, Vol. 12: October, 1937 In other words, before making comparisons with European universities, it is just as well to examine our own position in the United States, since in the last analysis Oscar Wilde's remark has a certain validity, All criticism is a form of autobiography. So if we review our own biographies a bit it will aid in understanding both the facts and the meaning of events observed else where. Now some of the characteristics of Am erica I should like to refer to, for the mean ing of any comparisons with Europe will be clearer for having done so. First of all, in language, in trade, and in general cul tural background, North America is a very large area for so large a measure of uni formity of view. 'the radio contributes to this even more than the magazines, news papers and books. We all read - indeed we all read almost simultaneously the same news and views. You have heard of the English lecturer over here for the first time, who, after covering a larger number of states in the Union than most of the natives have seen and making friends in many places, sank exhausted on. His steamer going home surrounded with presents of books to be read upon the voyage home. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.