Word: avoidance
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...schedule for concerts by the Freshman Musical Clubs has been considerably changed in order to avoid conflicts. Following is the corrected schedule...
Major Higginson emphasized the importance of preparation for war, the question of ability to endure its hardships and to avoid the danger of disease. The immediate question before Harvard students is, "What is the right thing for us to do?" It may be the duty of a man to enter the army, or it may be his duty to stay at home to carry on the affairs of the nation, manufactures, and business; but above all, it should be remembered that it is not the duty of everyone to enlist, and Harvard undergraduates should watch coolly and intelligently...
...Wilson does not want it; his cabinet do not want it; Congress does not want it; the country does not want it; certainly none of the Mexican leaders can want it, and when no one in authority wants war there ought to be wisdom enough among the statesmen to avoid it. The President has accepted the good offices of the great South American states. They would not like to see Mexico occupied by our troops, and they will spare no effort to secure terms which the United States can honorably accept...
...responsible not only for its own interests, but, through the Monroe Doctrine, for the interests of other nations among a people, disorganized and semi-barbarous, as the Mexicans, war may become inevitable. The Administration can afford a certain amount of ridicule from foreign state departments, if it can avoid war honorably; but it cannot neglect its obligations. If it is forced by these obligations to a war, however unwelcome, however wasteful from a Utopian viewpoint; and requires volunteers to carry on this war, the universities--peace advocates, disbelievers in the Administration and all--should answer the call. That fine phrase...
...expert does give a talk on a highly specialized topic it would be infinitely more courteous to him to confront him with a crowded Trophy Room or to utilize the Writing Room where the audience could sit irregularly about the speaker or even "lounge" about the room and avoid the feeling of formal emptiness prevalent in a half-filled Living Room. The meeting would be less frigid, more lively, more pleasant for the speaker and beneficial for the audience for the absence of the empty chairs...