Word: modernize
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...admission requirement permitting the credit of four years French or German comes in answer to a long-felt need of preparatory schools. In their attempt to give men the thorough survey of modern languages which Harvard expects, schools have been much handicapped by a limitation at the point where a language is just beginning to interest the student. The new regulation should stimulate more study of French and German In school, and consequently lead to a lightening of the burdens of Harvard's language requirements in college...
Professor Salvemini, who is visiting this country for only a short period to give several lectures before the New School of Social Research in New York City, is one of the outstanding figures in the life of modern Italy. As a professor in the University of Florence he became involved in politics serving as a Deputy of the Progressive School. Although at the outset he was in sympathy with the Fascist movement, and one of the leading contributors to Mussolini's journals, he gradually broke away from the new party, until after the institution of the repressive system of Mussolini...
Professor Salvemini speaks English fluently and is considered a forceful and authoritative lecturer on modern Italian diplomacy. Since his visit to this country is of such a short duration, it was with great difficulty that Professor Langer who has charge of History 3, prevailed upon the prominent historian to come to the University. The place of the lectures which will be given on February 27, February 28, and March 1, will be announced later...
...modern men choke on the drink that...
...teams not having met for a number of years. Pennsylvania was formerly a regular opponent on the Crimson schedule, but inadequate facilities for holding practice sessions and games forced the Red and Blue to discontinue the ice sport for the past few years. With the erection of a modern arena in Philadelphia, however, the sport has once again been taken up, and this year the Pennsylvania sextet has scheduled games with many of the leading colleges...