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Dates: during 1920-1929
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"Old Contemptibles." To this day Britons who fought in France during 1914 proudly refer to themselves collectively, as "The Old Contemptibles." This they do because on Sept. 24, 1914 they read in the British Expeditionary Force Routine Orders of the day that on Aug. 19, 1914 the Kaiser declared, in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INTERNATIONAL: Ponsonby's Report | 1/21/1929 | See Source »

"If you propose to overthrow my Cabinet, mes amis," cried the Prime Minister, "do so now! A crisis today would have serious but reparable consequences. A crisis once the negotiations have begun would be a mortal blow to France!"

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Now or Never | 1/21/1929 | See Source »

The present questionnaire can do little more than magnify the collegiate characteristics and further imprint upon the public mind a conception which has unfortunately become synonymous with higher education. In this respect it is as pernicious an influence as the subject it drags into the limelight. There is nothing to...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MISGUIDED EFFORT | 1/19/1929 | See Source »

The Phillips Brooks House is a Harvard organization appealing to men of certain tastes and interests, just as do other groups in the University. It has a function of service to Harvard which will not be affected by a centralization of control within the walls of the House. Beyond these...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FREEDOM FOR BROOKS HOUSE | 1/18/1929 | See Source »

Wilfred Kelly of the Boston School Department will be the course leader. Certificates for college credit will be awarded to persons who complete the required work of the course with a supervised examination. The course, however, may be taken merely as a series of lectures by those who do not...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD PROFESSORS TO LECTURE IN BOSTON | 1/18/1929 | See Source »

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