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...Jews and non-Jews. "The solution lies in the strengthening of Jewish consciousness and of Jewish convictions. When you consider for how many years the wealthier Jews in this country have been living together with non-Jews on more intimate terms than you can possibly imagine in America- the marvel is that there is not more intermarriage. And the only reason why there is not even more intermarriage is because the leading English Jews of former generations deemed it a matter of vital importance to create a distinctly religious atmosphere for their children, giving them a religious education that endowed...
...then, O marvel! round about him lies...
...atop a pillar was one which has commanded the respect of posterity; the reason for the lofty position of his imitator who is fasting atop a New-ark flagpole is also perfectly credible to those who read of his exploit. Saint Simeon was actuated by religious aspirations; the present marvel of Newark is in pursuit of a vaudeville contract...
...power his genius is nowhere more evident than in the structure of his symphonies, quartets, and pianoforte works. In such a masterpiece, e.g., as the Fifth Symphony (that in C minor), everything is just right; when led up to a climax, we expect something, we get it. Then how marvelously is our excitement assuaged without being allowed to die out entirely! The valleys, tablelands, and mountain peaks have the same convincing symmetry as nature herself. Edward Elgar, the eminent English composer, well says, "A modern composer, while listening to the C Minor Symphony or studying its design, feels as humble...
...will act as honorary pall bearers are Jeremiah Smith '92 of the Corporation, T. W. Slocum '90 of the Board of overseers, Dean C. N. Greenough '98, W. J. Bingham '16 of the Athletic Committee, H. F. Woodcock of Yale, G. R. Murray of Princeton, F. W. Marvel of Brown, E. K. Hall of the Football Rules Committee and Dean L. B. R. Briggs '75. Other honorary pall bearers will be Gilman Collamore '93, W. A. Harvey, Dr. R. L. Lee '02, Judge F. J. Macleod, Henry Pennypacker '88, Philip Stockton '96 and H. H. White...