Word: notes
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Great aid was lent Americans in securing passage home. The act of the Holland-American Line steamer, the "New Amsterdam," in stopping to pick up 500 tourists in England is a good example of what was done in this direction. It is a matter of pride to note the ready participation of Harvard men in the work...
...this season of the influx of new and old men, but especially the former, it is interesting to note President Eliot's views as to why a student should choose Harvard. His reasons are eight in all, and to well chosen that his arguments in favor of Harvard are unmistakably clear and logical. Parts of President Eliot's statements are printed below...
...hesitancy in adopting various institutions of reform in governmental matters of the city, state, and nation are rapidly disappearing. New methods of city government, as taught to students in the University, are now given consideration by those in public authority. In this connection it is interesting to note the recommendations made by Professor W. B. Munro, of the Department of Municipal Government, recently before the legislative committee on cities. The enactment of a "business law" which would govern the financial management of the cities and which would be mandatory upon every city of the commonwealth, was chief among them...
...fall concert with Dartmouth, an annual fixture until last year, has had to be abandoned and it is hoped that the spring meeting may permanently take its place. Of especial note will be the singing of the two Glee-Clubs, both of which will render the same selections that they will use in the Intercollegiate Glee Club Meet tomorrow night. The members of the Dartmouth clubs will arrive at North Station this afternoon at 4.40 o'clock, and after having dinner in town, the men will come out to Cambridge, where they become the guests of the members...
What next? The leading article of the Harvard Musical Review tells us. "A Note on Stravinsky", by E. B. Hill '94, gives a brief outline of the works of the Russian who seems to be again pushing music beyond the limits of reason or rapture. Though as yet practically unknown in America, his works are receiving wide attention abroad. The "Sacre de Printemps," a futuristic ballet, was recently declared by the gifted Florent Schmitt to be one of an immortal trio--the two others being "Tristan" and "Pelleas...