Word: retains
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Major Issues emerged: 1) Should France retain and dominate at crushing expense her Moroccan and Syrian mandates? 2) Should France raise the funds necessary to balance her budget by a "capital levy...
...gist of my remarks was that interest in and respect for intellectual life were essential in the college in order that it retain its vitality, and prepare men for the graduate and professional schools and for citizenship; that such interest and respect are not in American colleges what they should be. I said that this is not due to the fact that youth is naturally self-indulgent or indolent; that in time of war college students would not volunteer for a regiment that would be comfortably and safely housed and exposed to no danger, but would strive to get into...
...that Somaliland was the scene of the first important Italian venture at African colonization, and was brought under Italian influence in 1889 by treaties with the Somali sultans and subsequent agreements with Britain, Zanzibar and Abyssinia. Since that time the sultanates of Obbia and Mijertins have been allowed to retain their de facto autonomy, but now Italian troops have "resumed" actual control of this territory. Fascist-censored cables report that, the natives "welcomed the Italians with benevolence and sympathy," and surrendered 2,000 rifles and much ammunition "without pulling a single trigger...
...theory is even more distasteful than it is illogical. There can be little value in a patriotism inspired by the perversion of truth. It must lead to misunderstanding between those who retain their illusions and those who eventually shake them off. In shutting the eyes of the semi-educated to the realities of the past, a false view of history prevents them from benefiting from human experience...
Defensive work again featured yesterday's practice for the University eleven. In a scrimmage lasting about half an hour, the Seconds were allowed to retain the ball almost all the time. Only in one instance did the Crimson team attempt an offense, and this resulted in a quick march for a touchdown...