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...recent article "Getting Together," in the Outlook. A question frequently asked, he states, is "Why can't you people in England be a bit kinder in your attitude toward us here in America?" In replying, the author invents a dialogue between an American and an Englishman. The Briton extenuates his attitude on the hypothesis that "he that is not for us is against us," and since America has withheld an official endorsement of the Allied cause, the influence is unfavorable...
...this juncture the author's cordial appreciation of America's economic and medical support and incidentally the University's contribution is revealed. Through the words of the American in the dialogue the Briton is reminded that besides our industrial support and Red Cross service, there are 25,000 Americans actually fighting for the Entente. Special emphasis is placed upon the work of the American Red Cross...
...train too little, they train too much. The climate no doubt has an effect upon both. It may be that the nerves and nervous nature of the American enable him to get a better start in short distance races; it may be that the stamina and endurance of the Briton enable him to last better in long distances. No doubt each has something to learn from the other. But we Oxford and Cambridge University men, like our athletic brethren with whom we have competed on the other side of the water, have taken up athletics not for a career...
...question under discussion is a political, not a sentimental one. It is an acknowledged fact that the Transvaal is the weaker state, but weakness of itself has never argued righteousness. Is the Briton or the Boer right? To decide it we must dismiss our sentiment and fall back upon our judgment...
...exchanges: 9, C. H. Whitney; 9.10, T. H. Gray; 9.20, E. J. Hatch; 9.30, H. Lyman; 9.40, D. Daly; 9.50, W. Green; 10, P. H. Sylvester; 10.10, B. J. Cosson; 10.20, H. P. Henderson; 10.30, L. Watson; 10.40, W. R. Lawrence; 10.50, T. D. Hillen; 11, L. H. Briton and M. F. Hewitt; 11.10, L. B. Reed; 11.20, Merriam and J. T. Cutter; 11.30, Postleth waite; 11.40, C. C. Davis; 11.50, R. D. Swaim; 12, H. C. Morse...