Word: humbug
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...etais Roi," Adam 3. Selection, "Fortune-teller," Herbert 4. Waltz, "Cros Wien," Strauss 5. Selection, "Miss Simplicity." 6. Ballet Music, "Henry VIII," Saint-Saens 7. The Deluge, Saint-Saens Solo Violin, Mr. Karl Ondricek. 8. Tannhauser March, Wagner 9. Overture, "Poet and Peasant," Suppe 10. Selection, "Baron Humbug." 11. Waltz, "Espana," Waldteufel 12. March, "Cruiser Harvard," Strube
...magazines, came here for scientific purposes and spent his vacation in various places. When he returned, he gathered his impressions in an essay published in the most widely read review, and condensed his opinions on American universities as follows: 'The American universities are of unequal value; some are simply humbug. They are all typically American, illustrating in every respect the American spirit: they have an essentially practical purpose. The American wishes to see quick returns in facts and successes; he has scarcely ever any comprehension of theory and real science. He has not yet had time to understand that scholarly...