Word: brethen
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...that could blow the clear flame of idealism to the smoky glare of hatred. South American border rows are a common-place, but not for long have the contestants stood up so eagerly to cleave the air with passes at each other. It is true that the little brethen of the South felt none of the reverberations of the World War except indirectly; but that does not explain the clouds in Europe. The visions of suffering are short-lived. The jealousy of patriotism is enduring. A new generation kneels to receive its inheritance, and is still too unsophisticated to toss...
...record is examined before distinction is conferred upon him. The requirements in general excellence are for the degree summa and magna cum laude very strict, unless I have been misinformed. It is clear, therefore, that the unfortunate men who receive high honors, have as broad a culture as their brethen who receive a general cum laude...
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