Word: nevertheless
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...during the period covered by this report; and in spite of the fact that so large a proportion of men formerly associated with Brooks House have been absent in service and that the support given by the undergraduate body naturally diminishes in proportion to the decrease in enrollment, nevertheless the activities of the association were successfully adjusted to meet the special needs growing out of the unusual war conditions in the autumn and the equally difficult period of transition to a normal basis that followed the Armistice. But it is more fitting to outline in a general way the year...
...fiction is concerned we are not disappointed. Mr. Kister, who, judged by his two stories, loves the tactual, tells his grim tale well. Mr. Davidson although we early guess half of the denouement of his romance, nevertheless surprises us with the other half, and throughout the whole tale gives joyously vivid pictures of a West, not yet, we hope, wholly departed. His characters are alive, and the wind blows. In Balked Mr. Raffalovich burlesques certain modern fads, but such fads, even in burlesques, are worth neither the expenditure of Mr. Raffalovich's gifts nor the time of the paper maker...
...subject. And what, pray, is the result? This Bolshevik advance agent commits the crowning folly of his clown-like career by politely declining the aid of the Hasty Pudding's marked dramatic talent. Although our faith in the efficiency of Bolshevik methods is badly shaken by this incident, we nevertheless still wish to be convented if possible and we are pleased by the announcement, that in spite of the unknown Bolshevik's veiled insinuation as to the bourgeois character of the Pudding, the club will not desist from its determination to present "Crowns and Clowns" for our edification...
Miss Bird plays the aristocratic idealist who refuses to admit that the monarchy cannot be brought back with delicacy. When she finds that she is deceived by Roulette, her heart is broken, but she nevertheless sends him off to fight for her cause, and on hearing of his death, forgives...
...League of Nations is the greatest constructive proposal made in centuries. Nevertheless, it is being opposed with such vigor by some of our Senators, that, in order to support the league, it is necessary to show that certain objections thought extremely serious by them are not well founded...