Word: hydra
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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There have always been "snap" courses in Harvard and every other college. The elimination of them has been like decapitating the hydra, as soon as one course is lopped off two grow in its place, in spite of the almost Herculean efforts of the committee. The truth remains that it is still possible for the crafty undergraduate to choose his courses so judiciously that he can obtain a degree with much less than the "required" amount of study. The fact however, that some of those courses which require the greatest amount of work are the most popular in the college...
There is yet another head to this international hydra. When England first cast about for post-war trade, in the United States lay her chief source of expectation. It was here, and not in Germany, that she first looked for markets. She was willing to accede to France's requests while she could find commerce elsewhere than in the North Sea. But she met with a stern rebuff on this side of the Atlantic. The U. S. Transport "Leviathan," which England offered to purchase, is still rotting at its Hoboken dock because anti-British sentiment only to effectively blocked such...