Word: accepter
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...stating that it was a matter of principle for his team to support the affirmative. A question on censorship of news was suggested, but Harvard and Oxford coincided in choosing the negative side of this topic. When Oxford refused to undertake a split team debate. Harvard was forced to accept the negative side of the Anglo-American question...
Having refused to accept the censorship of Senator Huey P. Long, the entire staff of the Louisiana State "Reveille," with the exception of one person, has been suspended from the university for insubordination and contempt of authority...
...most interested to see in your columns last week news of another refusal of the Corporation to accept a scholarship for German study. The University could only be consistent with its previous stand in its decision not to accept a grant on the terms under which this was offered. But I noticed with extreme interest your story, which said that Dr. Mellon was to proffer his money again, this time without any strings attached, merely as from one American citizen who was interested in seeing a Harvard graduate secure a year's study in Germany...
...have Harvard students study in Germany. Now if they turn down Mr. Mellon's second offer with no strings, as they probably will, no matter in what spirit it is given, will it not look as though Harvard did not want German study for their graduates? But if they accept it won't the Hitler government through its demagogic press agent say that the Corporation has changed their stand and now will take a scholarship which a short time before was offered in the spirit of that which Herr Hanfstaengl made his gift? (Name withheld by request...
...make it merely as an American citizen, and attach no strings to the gift. It would be given as a grant for German study and without any conditions at all implied or stipulated. He hopes sincerely he said that with this new attitude the Corporation will accept his gift in the manner in which he makes...