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...Harvard Peace Society has no dogma other than that murder and civilization are incompatible. It recognizes that each new generation must make an original analysis of its problems before it can proffer valid solutions. Therefore, H. P. S. has two objectives: (1) study, (2) action. Various study groups inquire into specific phases of war and its cure. When conclusions are reached and the Society votes its approval, H. P. S. becomes a concerted force for the translation of those conclusions into action...
...Corporation to accept a scholarship for German study. The University could only be consistent with its previous stand in its decision not to accept a grant on the terms under which this was offered. But I noticed with extreme interest your story, which said that Dr. Mellon was to proffer his money again, this time without any strings attached, merely as from one American citizen who was interested in seeing a Harvard graduate secure a year's study in Germany...
...been officially ratified. Rudolf Hecht, ABA President-elect, and three other ABA officials called at the White House. When they departed, Banker Hecht remarked to newshawks: ''We told the President that we were four ball players for the all-American team he proposed. . . . He accepted our proffer...
Foreign Minister Yoshizawa's first official duty was to proffer yet another explanation. He answered Secretary Stimson's note of Jan. 7 which invoked the Kellogg anti-war pact and the Nine Power Treaty guaranteeing China's integrity. Other nations failed notably to back the Stimson stand, but Kenkichi Yoshizawa returned a soft answer: Japan would never, never dream of annexing Manchuria, and as for the policy of the "Open Door" in China, the Japanese Government promised to maintain it "in so far as they can secure...
...Midwest origins but his performance is valid in other respects. The magnificently, minutely true characterization which Helen Hayes gives to Leora is one of the events of the year. Good shots: rats, outlined in fire, leaving a burning brush village; Leora's reply to Arrowsmith's proffer of marriage: "Have you got a nickel? I want soft music...