Word: customs
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...appears in the baptismal files of St. Saviour's Church, Southwark, led historians, upon the occasion of the 300th celebration of his birth, to fix November 26 as his rightful birthday. The entry,--"1607, November 29, John Harvye, S. of Robt. a Butcher,"--was made in accordance with the custom of the church that required baptism on the third day after birth; accordingly November 26 has been fixed as the day to honor his birth...
...Harvard's birth was not on a fixed date. No record of the date has ever been discovered by historians, but the following entry is found in the baptismal files of St. Saviour's Church, Southwark: "1607, November 29, John Harvye, S. of Robt. a Butcher." According to the custom of the church at this time, it has been assumed that he was not baptized on the day of his birth, but three days later. Accordingly, at the 300th anniversary of his birth the date for the celebration was set for November 26. In accordance with this official celebration, this...
Seldom has it been our fortune to come across a more lucid exposition of the true militarist position than that presented yesterday by Mr. Schenck. His conception of the pacifist position is that "the continued prevalence of rain is due to the pernicious custom of carrying umbrellas." While gloriously and completely missing the fundamental premise of the anti-militarist doctrine, Mr. Schenck has in one simile clearly exposed the basic fallacy of militarism. To the militarist war is an evitable as rain; it being futile to try to prevent rain, we can only resign ourselves to protection against...
...nearly as I can follow the anti-militarists, their arguments amount to this: the continued prevalence of rain is due to the pernicious custom of carrying umbrellas and wearing galoshes and mackintoshes...
Following established precedent, the class of 1915 has taken up residence in the Yard. Comfortable and convenient, the Senior dormitories offer many attractions to those on the ever-tilting declivity of old age. But it was not for such benefits that the custom of pulling up all stakes and undertaking a single year's hejira to the Yard was inaugurated. The primary purpose of the Senior dormitories was and-we hazard-still is the promotion of fuller understanding and greater good-fellowship between members of the Senior class...