Word: reference
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Your statement that time in Japan is reckoned from the date of enthronement of Jimmu Tenno is correct, in that classical writings and historians refer to that date. But in their everyday life, the Japanese reckon time from the date of the enthronement of the Emperor who is on the throne at the time. Thus the World War began in the Third Year of Taisho (the present Emperor's father: 1912-26), and this letter would be dated 7-2-19, as being written in the seventh year of Showa (Righteousness, the title chosen by Emperor Hirohito for his reign...
...entry of Kirkland House is the coat-of-arms of the Kirkland family. The conspicuous feature of it are the three large stars, which remind the beholder of the more plebian but more renowned ensignia of another illustrious family. Some irreverend spirits have even gone so far as to refer to "Hennes essey House". This jaunty tale symbolizes the democratic spirit of Kirkland, which has less of the boarding school and social elements represented than the other Houses. It has been considered by many as a social desert and a stigma has been attached to its name. This attitude will...
...little continuity nor is there any correlation between them and section work. The material treated in the various sections, moreover, differs so widely that the course is good, bad, or indifferent largely as the instructors make it. Though the section men set the examinations, the questions in them often refer to material treated carefully in one section, but slighted in another. The result, naturally, is a chaos confusing to even the most conscientious Freshman...
Sirs: In your issue of Jan. 18, I notice you refer to Mr. Robert Frost as ''Poet in Residence" at the University of Michigan 1921-23. You may be interested to know that since 1926 Mr. Frost has been Poet in Residence at Amherst College although his title is Professor of English on permanent appointment. He conducts no classes, but meets the students informally. FREDERICK S. ALLIS...
...editorial policy of these papers seems to be bound in rigid provincialism, with an elaboration of current facts and details that merely report events, failing to challenge constructive thought. Editorial discussions refer to the ranking of clubs, liberalizing the curriculum and the normalcy of Phi Beta Kappa students, now and then pausing to this or that professor or this or that athletic team heartily between the shoulder blades...