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...with the natural objections to these proposals. 'At first sight, the idea of a gymnasium or a dormitory does not seem to accord with the spirit of a memorial. But it is only necessary to think of Harkness at Yale or of the Baker Memorial Rink at Princeton to dispel the prejudice against a "utilitarian" memorial. At its best a new dormitory might be a Harvard Harkness; at its worst it would serve a useful purpose. At i's best a new chapel would be a glorious, if somewhat lifeless, architectural monument: at its worst it would merely...
...measure, American universities have attempted to attain this end. Rhodes scholarships have facilitated an exchange of students with the great English universities; and special students are not rare. Exchange lecturers, who like Professor Feuillerat come to give special courses, help to dispel the prejudices of hidebound nationals. With the increasing frequency of-international debates and athletic meets, it is clear that all attempts to foster an international breadth of view do not emanate from college administrative offices, yet it is equally evident that there is no sharp realization of any such ideal by student bodies...
Herr Stresemann is known to be a strong man, and he has a strong Government behind him. It is thought, however, that his advent to power has come too late, and that there is little that he can do to dispel chaotic conditions in Germany. A rich man and an industrialist, Herr Stresemann was reputed to be much under the thumb of Herr Hugo Stinnes, industrial Tsar. Lately, however, Herr Stresemann has shown himself to be energetic in trying to break the political power of Herr Stinnes...
...consequence many small things have been happening to dispel mutual hatred: a Union Club for Americans and Panamanians has been opened, and the ladies of Panama meet American army officers, and learn that all Americans are not ostentatious and moneyed " barbarians.'' Americans learn that lack of " pure Caucasian blood" does not necessarily imply inferiority or grossness...
...Government of China at Peking does as much good as a drop of oil on a stormy sea. It tries to exert its calming influence over the whole 3,913,560 square miles of Chinese territory, but the angry waves of resistance caused by the warlike Tuchuns rapidly dispel the feeble efforts of a still more feeble Government. The Tuchuns-military governors -are literally heads of warring factions. The estimated number of armed men is roughly 1,000,000, who are scattered over the vast face of China and among an estimated population of 320,650,000. General Wu, believed...