Word: plea
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...country of exuberance we must take consideration of others. China we have helped and protected before it is up to us again. Her plea must and will be answered, and let all Harvard men join once more in answering "Yes, your suffering will be alleviated...
...foolish functioning of our own economic and political system. If four fifths of our children were starving, if our industrial reorganization were broken down, then we could complain. As it is, we only have grounds for despondency if we have not the impulse of charity to respond to this plea. But I know it is sufficient for Americans only to know of the existence of these children for them to act generously...
...whole to contribute. It is inconceivable that a majority of the students have not already given to Mr. Hoover's fund as individuals. That they have done so does not relieve them of giving again as members of the College. Harvard has pledged itself to answer Mr. Hoover's plea for aid; it must not fall...
...mild "Sania" spirit; the Yule log sputters over and anon doggedly, but the whole is so very mild and chastened that one cannot help attributing it to sadness at an abbreviated Christmas vacation. Such, at least, is the key-note set by the leading editorial with its pathetic plea for a longer holiday, and each succeeding Christmas thought follows hard on the heels of another with an uncanny restraint...
Ever since the plebiscite in Austria rejected the plea for pan-Germanism, it has been evident that Germany's former ally has broken free of Prussian influence and Prussian modes of thought. The recent news from Geneva confirms this evidence; Austria, feeling that it is better to be a repentant member of the League rather than a defiant outcast, has faithfully complied with the treaty stipulations and has finally gained admission to the Geneva assembly. Except for Turkey, Germany has lost her last supporter...