Word: equality
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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President Eliot said that careful students of democratic institutions have maintained that democracy tends to make a people uniform. They have said that the fundamental notion of democracy is equal opportunity, which brings uniformity of character. But equal opportunity is useless in bringing about uniformity, unless it is aided by equal capacity for seizing opportunity, and since equal capacity is impossible on account of differences in learning and talent, there is no such thing as equal opportunity. In our own country, a great, free democracy for more than a century, we have given a chance for equal opportunity...
...Boston Hockey Club defeated the Chatham team, of Ontario, Canada, in the Boston Arena last night, by the score of 8 to 3. Although the stick work of the Canadians was superior, and their skating power equal, to that of the Hockey Club's forwards, they were unable to penetrate the stiff Boston defence. The summary: BOSTON HOCKEY CLUB. CHATHAM. Hopkins, l.e. r.e., McLean, Higginbotham Winsor, l.c. r.c., Gilner, McLean Hicks, r.c. l.c., Miers Sortwell, r.e. l.e., Dennis Huntington, c.p. c.p., McDonald Graustein, Blackall, p. p., McRae, Gilner Gardner, g. g., Brisco...
...Magyars embrace more than half of the total population. All other races, however, having equal political rights, may develop their own characteristics as far as geographical conditions allow. They may use their native tongues in conducting city and country affairs, and, in varying degrees, in the schools. There are three kinds of schools: state, parochial, and denominational. In the state schools Hungarian is the official language, although religious teaching is conducted in the native tongue, and from two to four hours are devoted to it during the week. In the parochial and denominational schools, which constitute an enormous majority...
...recent increase in the popularity of association football and the growing disfavor with which American football is regarded all over this country, has necessitated at last that soccer should be given a serious try-out at Harvard. Those, who know it, can testify that it is the equal of any out-door game...
...have already received full elucidation, a subject involving personal research might be given, whenever, this is possible. Should, however, the scope of any course render a subject of this character impracticable, a minute topic, with its causes and effects and its relation to larger movements, might be substituted with equal advantage. Subjects of this sort would necessitate thorough and conscientious application for the collection of all available material, and, in addition, they would require thought on the part of the student...