Word: spirit
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...many young men who no doubt will soon enter the national service, not a few desire to go as far as possible in college before answering the call. It is the duty of our universities to provide such training. It is but in accordance with the whole spirit of the time...
...Cologne Cathedral is not remarkable for its beauty. It was indeed planned originally along the lines of the lovely cathedral of Amiens, and in spirit it is French rather than German, but its proportions were a failure, and the recent removal of surrounding high buildings, in an intention to give to it its full value, have only had the effect to win for it the epithet of "the overgrown monster." For all that, its history, its size and some of its architectural features no doubt entitle it to the respect which the British and French aviators have hitherto paid...
...nation is coming in behind the country stronger than ever in this loan and we hope that Harvard will follow up her spirit as shown in the R. O. T. C., by subscribing more heavily than ever. There is no reason why you, by pledging some of your possible future pleasures, can not all help to carry this loan 'over the top' to the greatest success, and, incidentally, establish a principle of saving that will stand all of you in good stead at all times in the future...
...ripe field for the interpretation of news according to its own desires. Given any bit of information from abroad, a casual glance at the morning papers will discover no end of variation in its presentation and emphasis. Moreover, in the last year there has been combined with this a spirit of artificial patriotism which attempts to make all news good news. In huge headlines we see that the French have advanced, while below, in some obscure corner, it is asserted that the Germans have made no appreciable gain. A glance at the map, however, shows the importance of these events...
Voluntary chapel is unquestionably the only scheme dear to the hearts of Harvard men, and justly so. Unless the spirit of this year increases, however, a few may become less certain of the wisdom of the Harvard plan. The removal to Appleton offers a good opportunity to prove that it has been habit or a nice sense of the fitness of things which has kept many of us away from chapel...