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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...shelf or drawer full of things which he no longer uses. Old clothing accumulates rapidly. It is psychologically natural, however, for men to part slowly with possessions once acquired, and to declare they have nothing to give, upon being questioned by a collector. There seems to be nothing more difficult than the emptying of an overcrowded drawer into the waiting hands of charity...
...difficult to change human nature, but we can point to the need of an increased support of this year's collection. All clothing secured will be given to the Red Cross as a part of the proceeds of their campaign for the destitute of Belgium and Northern France. During the next few days an inventory of available gifts and a hearty response to the collector's request should be on the program of every student...
...course we are aware that it is a very difficult task to turn out a strong team in one year, especially handicapped as Harvard is by the lack of a tank. However, a start could be made next year, and it seems reasonable to suppose that in a few years Harvard would be one of the strongest contenders for the championship in the Intercollegiate Association, due to its enrolment and the quantity of good material that would be drawn from the New England schools, should Harvard take up this sport...
...plunge Europe again into war than to keep it at peace. The interspersion of the racial elements in Russia, Austria and the Balkans makes their separation impossible. Bulgars and Serbs, Magyars and Ukrainians do not inhabit separate provinces, but separate villages or farms. Their division would be almost as difficult as to divide the South politically between the white and colored races, or Wisconsin between the descendents of Germans and those of Englishmen. And if a peace congress dominated by nationalistic principles should erect new countries in southern Europe with boundaries based on slight numerical superiority of particular races...
...prolong instead of shorten the war. Trotsky may not be pro-German, but neither is he pro-Russian. Such a leader can never build up a new Russian nation. Kerensky was making an honest effort to do so, by getting all parties to work together. The task was too difficult for him and the captivating platform put forth by the internationalists, some of the planks of which are undeniably good, aided by German intrigue, steadily won the Russian workmen and soldiers. Soon they will learn their mistake. Trotsky will pass from the stage and his book will likewise pass...