Word: explained
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...literary world knows him, was sent to the front with the "first hundred thousand." His bravery won him many promotions, and he finally received the rank of captain. He is now on a furlough and has been sent to this country by the British government to explain England's position...
...Osborne then told how he had been appointed warden of Sing Sing and to explain the league which he had instituted there. He showed how willing the prisoner was to do his part if an opportunity was given him. To prove this he cited instances where men had gone out and led straight lives, and read extracts from several letters, of which the most significant one was the following: "You ask me how I have been doing. I should be an awful fur if I should make a promise and then break it. You never want to be untrue...
...with one exception, which is Columbia. The latter contains such a great mass of cosmopolitan and representative students that the closeness of Columbia's straw-vote should be considered more seriously as a forecast of the actual result than the large majorities of other Eastern colleges where obvious influences explain the Hughes victories. Whether the nation's decision leases the Majority of Harvard men or the majority of Columbia men will actually make little difference. The important and most encouraging feature of the 1916 compaign has been the increased and active interest in American politics exhibited by the college...
...strong this year for Wilson, as the representative of the liberal party in the campaign. But as a matter of fact, we are quite comfortable here, and have many preoccupations, and the issue between liberal and conservative principles in national politics does not greatly interest us. That may explain why the University has divided between Wilson and Hughes this year in about the same proportion as it does between the two parties in an ordinary Presidential year. There was a noticeable difference, however, in that many men who voted for Hughes professed to admire Wilson--which was a sign that...
...Living Room of the Union tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. Besides showing the actual work of the Field Service, the pictures will portray a review of the French troops by General Joffre. A. Piatt Andrew, A.M., '95, who is at the head of the service, will explain the pictures and speak on the work that is being done abroad...