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This apparent distinction, made in favor of the sciences, has caused many cries of bitter anguish from those who would like to devote themselves to classics and literature, and yet pride themselves on following the line of least resisiance. In answer comes the statement that those who have not the courage to continue along their chosen path, in spite of obstacles, are not the sort who would benefit by a liberal education. If this is true, why should the fields of science be converted into the stamping-ground of the University...
...most vaporous chauvinism. The gentleman displays a lively merriment over the treatment given the Reds rounded up by the Government. To him these creatures are a "collection of vermin," a "mass of scum," and, according to him, "it is not far wrong to say that the greater their anguish the greater the pleasure of all real Americans." But we must halt and reflect. Whom does he men by Americans? I feel certain that a large number who proudly bear that name and say "Civis Americanus sum," do not feel so disposed; for are not Americans human? Are they...
...political institutions with its deadly poison. No doubt there is considerable "wailing and gnashing of teeth," among these apostles of chaos as they turn their eyes westward to behold for the last time their "Paradise Lost," but it is not far wrong to say that the greater their anguish the greater the pleasure to all real Americans. They have made their bed; let them...
Then came this present conflict, and with it casualty lists containing names with less historical interest for us. Our friends and our kin have spilled their blood in France. Our pain and anguish is now personal; it is our very own. The lists have been growing and growing until the number of Harvard men who have given their lives has swelled to eighty. And thus we find that Memorial Day has a meaning for us after all, that its purpose is a splendid one, that we welcome this occasion to hold corporate honor for all our brave defenders, but especially...
There have been wars before, and brave men have died before. There has been disaster for those who fought, and anguish for those who remained. There has been defeat, and victory which is sometimes worth less than defeat...