Word: spite
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Announcement of the plans for the re-establishment of weekly Discussion Groups similar to those of last year is of special interest to a considerable number in the University. The support which was accorded to the groups of last year in spite of the exacting demands of military duties has shown that they supply a real need in the college life of the student. It is also quite evident that the idea may be developed so as to create an important addition to the opportunities incident to life in the University, which are not listed in the pamphlet of courses...
...spite of his many good qualities, we must acknowledge that his death is one of the greatest blessings ever bestowed upon this country. He was dangerous, not to be trifled with. To his door can be attributed the cause of more sorrow, misery and disease than any other single factor in American life. The war only too clearly showed there is no place for him in a serious nation. By cutting out the heart of the cancer, only can the cancer be cured. The necessary operation has been performed...
Last year, in spite of abnormal conditions, about 300 men were engaged in this kind of work. The Social Service Committee is anxious that this record should be equalled if not bettered this year...
...spite of many predictions to the contrary there is not likely to be much change in the old system of intercollegiate athletics as a result of the war. At nearly all the larger institutions the plans for next spring are being made along practically the old lines and it is altogether probable that the same will be true of next autumn's fooball schedule when the time comes. Educators have had a good deal to say about the excellent opportunity for reform which was afforded the colleges by reason of the suspension of intercollegiate athletics during the war; but during...
...spite of the fact that the thirty candidates for the University hockey team have had but little practice on account of the poor condition of the ice, there will be a practice game with the Boston Hockey Club on the Charlesbank rink tomorrow afternoon. It is too early in the season to make any prediction for the team, but there is some excellent material, especially in R. E. Gross '19, captain and coach, N. H. White '19, and Edward Cabot...