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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...militarist fever seems to be sweeping over professors and students alike in this University to an unprecedented degree. The Harvard Regiment, the Military Lectures, the many letters in the University press are but instances. When, however, President Fitch, one of the spiritual leaders of the Harvard men, publishes in the Bulletin a letter, vehemently attacking the ideal of "peace as an end in itself" as "A dangerous and essentially degenerative doctrine," it becomes right that mere students, otherwise undesirous of publicity, should speak their minds...
...portion of it, finds it hard to rid itself of an idea once firmly imbedded. In spite of a rain of facts to the contrary, some persons still believe that our endowed universities are out of the reach of any but men of wealth. The writer of a letter to the Transcript, and the author of a tirade against the University, called "The Educational Octopus," makes the accusation that the "intellectuals of Harvard mistakenly believe that the son of the laboring man should not be allowed to aspire to equality, professionally or otherwise, with the young men of more favored...
...Only two letter men were available when practice started this fall. Around this meagre nucleus the team had to be constructed. Furthermore, the material available, while promising, was inexperienced and much work was needed to develop it into a team...
George Washington was a keen angler and a pamphlet by Dr. George H. Moore "Washington as an Angler," may be seen in the library in special edition extra--illustrated by the insertion of the manuscript inscription of the presentation from the author, many portraits of Washington, and fine autograph letter signed by Washington. Grover Cleveland was also a keen fisherman and wrote a very clever little brochure "A Defense of Fishermen." Only 20 of these were issued and the library's copy was presented by the author with a charming autograph letter. John Qincy Adams, De Witt Clinton, and Daniel...
...Angell is perhaps best known for his books against war, which include "Europe's Optical Illusion," "The Great Illusion," and "The Foundation of International Polity." His latest publication is little booklet, entitled "to the American Student: an Open Letter." The subject-matter of the short put impressive work is only too significant now, for it treated of "International Conciliation...