Word: booklets
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Shortly before the outbreak of the present European war, Mr. Angell published a booklet which is of great significance now, as it treats of international conciliation. In regard to peace and its accompanying attributes, Mr. Angell writes: "What I have to urge upon your attention is not the desirability of peace in the sense of the cessation of combat, still less, of a cosmopolitanism which asks that you shall, in obedience to some abstract ideal of instinctive or intuitive origin, sacrifice national preferences and characteristics, or even prejudices. Indeed, I am not urging any cut-and-dried political doctrine...
...Angell is perhaps best known for his books against war, which include "Europe's Optical Illusion," "The Great Illusion," and "The Foundation of International Polity." His latest publication is little booklet, entitled "to the American Student: an Open Letter." The subject-matter of the short put impressive work is only too significant now, for it treated of "International Conciliation...
...standards for this booklet were based on statistics from 250 retail grocers. At present the Bureau is gathering statistics from 500 retail shops as a basis from which to work out more complete standards...
...effect upon the students, it is claimed that the undergraduate's point of view is distorted and that intercollegiate athletics play too large a part in his thoughts and conversation. The author thinks the ten pages devoted to athletics in "Harvard of Today," the Territorial Club's booklet, shows a too great interest in athletics. Perhaps it does, and undoubtedly conversation during football season runs largely to football, but there are many worse things than football to talk about...
This morning a small booklet, "The Mistakes of College Life," by Dean Briggs, and "Habit" by William James '69, is being put into the hands of all members of the Freshman class. This gift is made through the generosity of six anonymous donors who call themselves "Six Graduates in New York." It has no connection with the University...