Word: among
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...possible to indicate many contrasts and shades of difference among different nations, but to strike the balance of the whole is not given to human insight. The ultimate truth with respect to the character, the conscience, and the guilt of a people remains forever a secret; if only for the reason that its defects have another side, where they reappear as peculiarities or even as virtues. We must leave those who find a pleasure in passing sweeping censures on whole nations to do so as they like. The peoples of Europe can maltreat, but happily not judge, one another...
After a month of argument before Judge Michael L. Igoe, the jury received the case on Friday afternoon. Seven favored setting the will aside, depriving Northwestern University of the $70,000 bequest. Five opposed, among them Mrs. Katherine Merrifield, wife of Dr. Frederick W. Merrifield, professor at Northwestern. Saturday morning the arguing jurors asked for further instructions, were told that if they reached no verdict they would be locked up till Monday. Then the minority, including Mrs. Merrifield, gave up, signed the verdict, went home for the week...
...felt that only these men who have been at Harvard over a year can successfully approach and write on subjects dealing with University, national, and international policies. All types of writing opportunities are open--Vagabonds, movie and play reviews, light or scholarly editorials, book reviews, and the like are among the variety of articles used in the second-page columns...
...Woods '40 for the committee left Cambridge yesterday for the meeting held under the sponsorship of the State Department. While they did not expect the Administration to offer immediate financial aid for the fellowships, the Harvard representatives felt that the groundwork would be laid for closer cultural relations among the American nations...
Competition will start immediately for the Varsity rifle team among the club members in the Memorial Hall shooting range, and the Freshman tryouts will be held soon. The shooting range will be open all this week to anybody interested in joining the club...