Word: idea
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...believes that England, in this European contest, is fighting not merely for her own existence and for the fulfillment of her obligations, but also for the maintenance of the principles of representative government and civilization. It is his idea, too, that England and the Allies are making a fight in defence of the United States. His subject is a vitally interesting one at this time and his views are such as to arouse deep interest in his hearers...
...idea that the Union might prosper under a somewhat different form of management was suggested. The plan spoken of was a board of seven members: two from the Faculty and five undergraduates. In this way interest in the Union could be aroused among members, thus making the Union more like the Oxford Union, which is the university's social centre and acknowledged as such by the undergraduates and Faculty alike...
...committee that such aid as is necessary may be secured by each man unable to pay himself by applying at Harvard Regiment Headquarters. Expenses will amount to about $55 per man; and it is felt that this generous offer of help should encourage men who have given up the idea of going from financial reasons to change their minds and to accept the aid extended...
...hundred more men have been enlisted since the beginning of the year, who, for various reasons, have been forced to discontinue the work. This does not represent a total loss, however, because many of these men visited their clubs for a month or more and so have received some idea of what social service...
...buildings are to be simple in appearance, the idea being to get the greatest capacity without a necessarily large expenditure...