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...different creeds of the world, and has written numerous commentaries on the Christian Scriptures. It was through these commentaries that Mr. M. H. Phelps, Yale '76, who is interested in the comparative study of religions, heard of Mr. Ramanathan, and induced him to visit this country to interpret to Americans his ideas on the unity of faith...
...Surette of Columbia lectured yesterday afternoon on "Beethoven's String Quartet in F major, op. 59, No. 1." The lecturer said in part that no attempt should be made to interpret with any specific meaning this quartet of Beethoven's. It is a piece of constructive music--a wonderfully suggestive combination of allegory, fancy, comedy and tragedy, differing essentially in these points from the music of Mozart and Haydn, Beethoven's immediate predecessors. Their music, typical of the taste of the eighteenth century, is more obvious, making a direct appeal and containing no suggestion of hidden meaning. To illustrate...
Finally, there is one danger which outweighs all others. It is the danger to international arbitration. Once establish the precedent that the awards of arbitrary boards can be interfered with and you deal a death blow to arbitration. The United States has insisted on the power to interpret arbitration of South American disputes. By what right does she now insist upon the power to interpret arbitration awards to suit here own selfish interests? The affirmative has taken its stand because we believe that in the lives of men and of nations, personal, selfish considerations must yield to the call...
...speaking was of high average in intelligence and showed careful preparation. The form of the men was generally good. The voices were well modulated, but as a rule failed to interpret the true meaning and emotion in the selections and were too reserved...
According to the statement, "the applications were filled in the order given." A naive person would interpret this to mean, for example, that the Graduate Athletic Association was given precedence over other graduates, or that the New York Harvard Club received the worst tickets in the field. Neither is true. Of those represented in the last five classes of the list, most, although not quite all, had precedence over the majority of undergraduates. For instance, the New York Harvard Club received 884 tickets ahead of all undergraduates except H. A. A. members...