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...tunes of the '70s, '80s and '90s were nobler and more beautiful, the quoted lyrics, vivid and picturesque as they are, give few hints of it. Lost Chords leaves the reader wondering whether Author Gilbert, in his comment on Dixie, has not hit on an important near-truth-the clue to the popularity of most pop songs: "The words don't mean anything, but there is a skin-prickling element in the melody...
These zealous men, to whose activities the Bulletin devotes nearly all its pages, are challenging undergraduates to do something. The mere search for "Veritas" is no longer enough. They have a nobler mission for this University to fulfill. But America must not let its universities slacken in their ancient duty of free thought and discussion. They have had a lot to do with building the American way of life, not just as symbols or figureheads, but through real, practical leadership. Of all times, this is the most dangerous to try to regiment them...
...Jesus was a Jew - in blood, in loyalty, in mental outlook, in his criticism of Jewry, in his positive message. . . . Why should not Judaism do much more than [celebrate Christmas]? Why should it not make a place for Jesus in its own faith ... a place fully consistent with the nobler ideals of the Jewish tradition. ... If the religion of Judaism is good for Jews it is also good for Gentiles. ... If it is not good for Gentiles, it is not the best religion for Jews. To cherish it in withdrawal from the rest of society may be defended...
...that of giving away $50,000,000. Josiah Hayden is head of the Charles Hayden Foundation, one of the richest in the U. S. It was founded by his bachelor brother, Wall Street Financier Charles Hayden, who, when he died two years ago, left his fortune to "rear a nobler race of men" (TIME...
...themselves to that which went beyond their immediate interests, whether it be the unknown in knowledge or the betterment of mankind for its own sake.... Man is a social animal, and thus a moral animal. What has happened in Germany shocked us because it attacks our faith in this nobler nature of man. It attacks not merely our Christian heritage but also our belief in the dignity of man here on this earth. The United States was founded by those who were persecuted abroad. It has grown, ever entrenching these beliefs in the individual worth of each character...