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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...realized. Administrations, political leaders, even business men are continually wondering why more of us do not go into the distinctly honorable calling of the diplomat. They seldom wonder at the fact that many do go into the calling, in spite of the irregularity of tenure and the pitifully small remuneration. And the answer to the problem is so simple that its simplicity has probably caused it to be overlooked: In this country, almost alone of the great nations, the service is caught in such a mesh of politics, is so far removed from the real advantages of the civil service...
...scrimmage also emphasized, from the failure to score, one fact that has been evident all season--that the University is stronger on the defence than the offense. On the offence, Brickley and Mahan were held to small gains; and on the defence, the line steadily refused to allow holes to be opened...
Doctor Grenfell has, from very small beginnings, established in unparalleled system of relief for the poor coast population of Newfoundland. He has combined a Christian purpose with medical skill, and has built up along the north Atlantic cost a string of hospitals and comfortable, attractive reading rooms where the men are taken care of and entertained. He travels from place to place in his three-masted relief boat and every summer he takes a limited number of Harvard men with him. These summer trips are invaluable experiences for any who are interested in medical service and mission work among...
...touchdown was scored against the seconds, and the Freshmen, meeting the University for the first time this season, were defeated by a margin of one dropkick and one touchdown. The impossibility of gaining a firm footing on the soggy turf was undoubtedly the cause of the small amount of scoring. More over, the practice was not held in the Stadium, and the University team could not use any of its new plays, thereby lessening considerably the efficiency of the attack...
...make Harvard as famous today for a new Gymnasium as she was years ago when Hemenway gave her such prestige over all the colleges of the country. It is true that, compared with the total amount necessary to build the gymnasium, the pledges of the undergraduates have been small, yet, compared with their resources, they have been remarkably large...