Word: hu
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...well-known story of earnest, hu mane AMG Major Joppolo, who made democracy work in Fascist-ridden Adano, and of bullying General Marvin who bounced him for defying the General's undemocratic orders, is a timely parable, limited in its black-&-white simplicity but illuminating. The play has all the book's affirmation, but not enough of its anger-for one thing, because General Marvin is nothing more than a first-act offstage below and never becomes a visible antagonist. Squeezing the whole life of the Sicilian town into Joppolo's office also carries penalties: some things...
...Hu Shih, professor of Chinese Thought, addressed a group of 50 in the Lowell House Junior Common Room Wednesday night, in a speech sponsored by the International Club, the Harvard Liberal Union, and the Postwar Council...
Professor Hu based the ability of China to withstand the ravages of war for almost eight years on four main factors. These are China's vast superiority to Japan in quantity of land and manpower, its intense national patriotism, and its firm belief that the forces of good must eventually overcome those of evil...
...question of General Stilwell's return, Professor Hu pleaded ignorance, adding that the few who knew couldn't say. He closed his address by pointing out that China's need for aid was greater than ever and urged even closer Chinese-American relations...
Professor Hu was a full professor of Chinese Philosophy at the National University of Peeping when he left to come to this country. He was present at the Harvard Tercentenary in 1936 and was awarded an honorary degree. Last month he started a series of lectures here in Chinese 11, a new course dealing with the history of Chinese thought, which will be given only this year...