Word: effective
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...found out that not only was the opinion of the College occasionally listened to in the United States, but even abroad it was taken into consideration as representative of one phase of the best opinion in America. Naturally I am not suggesting that Harvard undergraduates can have any great effect upon important national decisions, but I do most seriously suggest that the opinion of Harvard College does count--and however small its influence may be, it should not be withheld, especially with conditions as they are now. "Politics are for the politicians," said a certain Harvard professor some years...
...motion to the effect that a Freshman Jubilee be held this year was passed unanimously by the Class. President Colt announced after the meeting that the probable date of the Jubilee would be June 1 and that chorus rehearsals would begin immediately after the spring recess. All Freshmen living in the Yard will be formed into one chorus, and the Freshmen from Gore and Standish Halls will make up the others...
...last point of the negative was made in refutation of the statement that immigration would increase the number of labor agitators and Bolshevists. They maintained that immigration would have the opposite effect, that those inclined toward Bolshevism would remain in the countries where it is now flourishing...
...cannot interpret clearly what it means. Comparatively few American citizens have read the draft at all, and so far as the American public is concerned, aside from the debates in the Senate and some critical discussion in the press, there has been no attempt to make clear just what effect any one of the twenty-six articles will have either upon the future of the United States or upon the future of the world. With a proposal of such momentous possibilities pending, it is inconceivable that the people of the United States should be tied up irrevocably to an international...
Perhaps the most pertinent result of the appearance of the new magazine will be its effect on the Advocate. If its succeeding issues fulfill the promise of the first the older paper will find itself in competition with an energetic rival. This should lead to a renascent enthusiasm and activity on the part of the Advocate of which it is now in great need. There is room in the University for two good magazines. There is not room for a swan and a lame duck...