Word: germanism
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Ardent patriotism, unless sensibly directed, degenerates into narrow-mindedness. That seems to be the fault of the North Dakota State Board of Education, which has resolved to discontinue the teaching of German in public schools. Although there has been a tendency to bring this about in some Eastern cities, yet no such widespread decision was made. Now we hear from the West that a whole state has determined to substitute the study of French and Spanish for that of German. For no other reason than our present state of war, the school board of North Dakota has decided to keep...
...retention. In the first place, many scientific and historical works used by the whole world were written by Teuton authors. Although the committee does not prevent men from studying these, yet it discourages younger scholars from reaching this store of knowledge. In the second place, men who know German are a military necessity now and will be of great benefit to the nation in the years after war. North Dakota, however, is carried away by hate to destroy what is more an advantage than a hindrance. Opposition to the Hun is turned in the wrong direction when it checks reasonable...
...Harvard men do not need to seek independence of one kind, the independence of individuality, but you should keep Christian independence. I am not troubled with a passing thought of pacifism; I should willingly wipe out a whole German army corps, if I thought it would hasten the end of the war, but I would not hate. Keep your independence from such thought, and do not put your Christianity in storage during...
...students in the College must pass, before the end of their second year, a special oral examination to test their power of translating either French or German. Opportunity to take either or both of these examinations will be given in the afternoons, beginning Monday, January 21. All candidates who wish to take the oral examination must notify the Recorder, 4 University Hall, in writing, by tomorrow. Each candidate will then be notified when and where to present himself for the oral, examination...
...Lecture Hall, Emerson A, F, D, J, Harvard 2, 3, 5, 6. Thursday, January 24. (VI). Astronomy 7, Astron. Lab. Botany 8, Harvard 5 Engin. Sciences 6a, Peabody 55 Fine Arts 2g, Robinson Hall Fine Arts 10b, Robinson Hall French 3, Harvard 2, 6 French 16, Harvard 3 German F I, Harvard 3 German 18, Harvard 5 History 27, Harvard 5 Latin A, Harvard 5 Mathematics G, Harvard 5 Psychology 10, Harvard 5 Slavic 4, Harvard 5 1.30 P. M. English 72, Harvard 2 7.30 P. M. Military Science and Tactics 2, Emerson D, J, Harvard 5, 6 Friday, January...