Word: spite
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Graduates interested in the College as an institution will probably attach greatest importance to the articles by our French visitors,--"Harvard Revisited," by Professor Cestre, and "Impressions d'un Instructeur Militaire Francais," by Lieutenant Morize. The former discovers that in spite of the physical changes to be expected during his 20 years' absence, Harvard has preserved its most characteristic features, both in its appearance and in its social life. But he also finds at work a new spirit, leading away from the mechanical German methods of literary study towards the French academic standard which inculcates respect for the human...
...flood of sentiment to convince one's reason or taste that Dane Hall in its present condition is a thing of beauty. Even before the fire, that building was entirely unsuited to its surroundings; the invasion of broad streets and the subway made it seem anachronistic. Yet in spite of its lack of the artistic, in spite of its being the home of the Bursar, Dane Hall had a certain charm. It could always glance over at Matthews or peer round the corner at Weld and put those two to shame from the standpoint of personal attraction. Also...
...spite of solemn promises Germany has torpedoed more Spanish ships in the last few weeks than in the whole previous period of the war, finally forcing out of office a cabinet at Madrid which was doing its best to remain neutral. Germany is picking a quarrel with Denmark for interning the prize crew of a captured Spanish steamship stranded off the Danish coast. Germany seizes the Aland Islands, which formerly belonged to Sweden and which command the northern entrance to the port of Stockholm and the exit from the Gulf of Bothnia, through which the largest part of Sweden...
...Freshman track squad began its season auspiciously by administering a sound defeat to Worcester Academy at the dual meet on the board track on Soldiers Field Saturday. In spite of holding three first places out of eight events, the Worcester team won only 23 points, as compared to the Freshmen...
...Phillips Brooks House on Sunday, March 17, under the auspices of the Law and Graduate Schools Society. The speaker, who will take "Lawlessness" as his subject, will discuss law and order in the various communities of the country, and will show that lawlessness is prevalent in some cities in spite of the fact that it should be well handled in order to permit the nation to take full advantage of her resources. This lecture will be one of the series in which Dr. Henry Van Dyke, former American ambassador at the Hague, Captain Ian Hay Beith, of the British Army...