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Whether or not this is a desirable trend may be a debatable question, but the Harvard student body seems to have a way of going about its own business, regardless of the devices and desires of the authorities, who, theoretically, govern its destinies. Certainly the house plan has not as yet produced any great modification of Harvard life, and it looks as though the celebrated indifference of the bright young men of Cambridge might be the immovable body against which the forces of innovation and experiment will dash themselves in vain
...preliminary meeting of the committee resulted in the formulation of an outline of procedure by which the Phillips Brooks House might govern its action. One of the first possibilities on the program made out by the group is that of sponsoring and conducting a charity ball. The committee will approach Boston hostels with a view to obtaining the use gratis of a ballroom and also will seek to obtain free of charge the services of an orchestra...
...course is a seminary in the Teaching of English, with a general discussion of the principles and practices that govern the preparation of a manuscript designed for publication. Each member of the Seminary will prepare a manuscript of appropriate character for a large pamphlet, a book, or a school text. Some students may wish to undertake the editing of an English classic or an anthology...
...privy councillor he helps govern the British Empire...
...More National Gods. In every war the priesthood has been the govern- ment's greatest aid in exciting warriors to battle. Every Christian nation has averred that God was on its side in conflict. The prelates at Lambeth made a gesture to eradicate this unchristian inconsistency. Said they in effect: Nations should arbitrate their quarrels. If a nation has agreed with other nations to such arbitration (cf. the Kellogg-Briand pact) and then goes to war without attempting to settle a dispute peaceably, then the offending nation's priesthood should not call on God for national help. There...