Word: land
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...letters from the field are more simply written. They tell of incidents that impressed the writers, they do not often theorize and when they do, they have enthusiasm. Speaking of men and things seen on the trips, they are letters home from a strange land of moral grandeur and unceasing heroism...
...become a fashion amounting to almost an obsession for a great many Americans, especially those who are young, educated and have sojourned abroad, to deplore the lack of ideals, the "crass materialism," of their native land. The younger they are, the more educated they are, the longer they have sojourned abroad, in so much greater measure is their contempt voiced, till it has become almost the mark of culture and broad-mindedness to hold in contempt the nation's money, lust, and laud to the point of idolization the noble principles and the high ideals of Europe. It is always...
...would do a great many men good, who are weary of the land that gave them birth, and eager for the name of cosmopolites, to strive to see wherein lies the true spirit of America, and what is the real meaning, the true vision, that lies beneath the materialism of smoking factory and busy toll...
...expenditures on public works? Thousands of day laborers who pay no more than a poll tax would vote for them too, in order to get a chance to work on them. And the public improvements are needed too. We do not want to be so-journeys in a strange land. We want to help solve the political problems of Massachusetts. Though the time of our departure be in a measure fixed, while we are here, we are part of the body politic of this community by virtue of our substantial interest in learning all that Cambridge and Massachusetts, as well...
Besides the field events there will be a crew race, which, however, will not have any effect on the winning of the land sports. Technology is being materially assisted in preparing for this race by the loan of several shells by the University...