Word: claimed
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...last issue of the Alumni Bulletin probably expresses the conviction of all Harvard men that "the bonds of intellectual co-operation between nations will not prove to have been severed when this tragic struggle comes to an end." Perhaps no institutions of learning in the world can claim such cosmopolitan origins and affiliations as American universities, and of these none comes into closer relations with scholars of all nations than does Harvard...
...believe in an impartial Diety. "Gott Mit Uns" is the expression of one man's opinion, honored with a prize because it is well put together, and not because it takes issue with Professor Meyer's people. It is not a Harvard prize poem, and it makes no claim to crystallize the thought of Harvard...
...their money. The second act act is a modernized version of Shake speare's "Merchant of Venice," the burlesque taking its name from the fact that Shylock takes a mortgage on Antonio's fattest calf instead of the conventional pound of flesh. Portia's defense is grounded on the claim that the calf cannot be moved without a permit from the board of health, on account of the prevalence of the foot and mouth disease. The book was written by D. C. Josephs '15 and J. A. Richards '15; the lyrics by C. A. Herter '15; and the music...
...business of the second act is occupied with a modernized version of Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice," the burlesque taking its name from the fact that Shylock takes a mortgage on Antonio's fattest calf instead of the conventional pound of flesh. Portia's defense is grounded on the claim that the calf cannot be moved without a permit from the board of health, on account of the prevalence of the hoof and mouth disease. While Shylock is debating this phase of the case the frantic manager comes rushing down the aisle declaring that the train leaves in 10 minutes...
...have sifted their facts thoroughly, eliminated the chaff, and dressed them up in the best possible garb. No speaker will make a point of showing the seamy side of his case; but hostile critics will come before and after; and the truths which escape unscathed will have a strong claim to validity. The difference between hearing a carefully prepared debate on a question and hearing a propagandist lecture on it is that the speaker in the latter case has no immediate check to his prejudice, and his statements need to be seasoned with many grains of salt...