Word: homeland
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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That all is not learned in books is bromidic, but to the student from beyond America it can well be said. His education by this wise move of the Council will be broadened, and a valuable outlook on Harvard will be his good fortune. On his return to the homeland, he will find that from the associations gained in various a activities he will possess a truer picture of American life than was gained in the confines of the class room...
...University is fortunate in having so many foreign matriculates. The men here from other lands are the men, who, in years to come, will be powers in their own countries. They burn with a deep love for their homeland. Their impressions of America and Americans, to a great degree, are acquired here on the campus. We owe it to ourselves, to the University and to the nation, to meet and to know these students who are virtually our guests. We owe it to ourselves, chiefly because we can learn much from them that will broaden our sympathies and understanding...