Word: spites
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...spite of German propaganda to the contrary, it is recognized by rational people that the feeling between our soldiers and the French has been of the best, but there are ignorant men who believe that this country deserves most of the credit for victory. They speak of Paris being saved by "the grace of God and a few marines" and forget the heroic struggle and dreadful suffering of France during the last four years. When Foch comes here, we must make every effort to show our recognition of the fact that for forty-eight months we prospered under the protection...
...interests of fairness, however, the CRIMSON makes bold to offer a suggestion. In spite of grave doubts as to which team did the most to refute Prohibition, we suggest that, instead of distinguishing between the principal speakers and the alternates, the gold medals be pinned upon the breasts of those who opposed the 18th Amendment and the silver decorations upon their less worthy colleagues...
...Dodecanesian Islands are situated on the western coast of Asia Minor, and although the population is almost entirely Greek, formerly belonged to Turkey. In the Turko-Italian war of 1912, they were seized by Italy, and in spite of frequent protests by the inhabitants, have remained in the possession of that country ever since. The name Dodecanesian, meaning 12 islands, does not appear on any map, for the term has only recently come to be applied to this group of islands...
...training to replace the usual requirements for distribution throughout the four years of college, the Faculty has taken a radical step in furthering the interests of military work at Harvard. Men may gain experience and knowledge in the duties of an artillery officer that may some day, in spite of all the efforts of nations to the contrary, be of the utmost value in a crisis such as that of April 1917; and still find it unnecessary to sacrifice the great advantage of concentrating their studies in whatever line of civil endeavor interests them most...
...spite of the weather, two events, the two-mile run and the 440 yard dash were held Thursday and nine more track and field events were run Friday...