Word: standpoints
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Political conditions in the world today, partly as a result of the European War, are unfavorable to granting independence to the Philippines. Moreover, this is not advantageous to us for their release from their standpoint, as they would have to face serious international difficulties if released now or within five years. The economic resources of the Philippine Islands are as yet largely undeveloped. Their revenues are small and for this reason would have difficulty in maintaining their independence if granted
...always difficult, and the result proportionately unsatisfactory. What comments can be passed on a picture of the track squad, however interesting, save that it bears an extraordinary resemblance to the track squad? Articles on undergraduate theatricals or baseball prospects, however interesting, could not be fairly discussed from a literary standpoint, which is after all the only possible standpoint for a critical review. The stock review published in the humorous number of the Illustrated, while justly satirical, points out at the same time the difficulties of the reviewer...
...From the standpoint of costumes and scenic effects, the Pi Eta production for 1916 is fully the equal of any undergraduate performance of its kind in recent years. Its music, moreover, is up to the usual high standard, particularly the overture and the music for the dances which displayed unusual qualities of rhythm and melody. But it may not be out of place to speak of certain defects in "The Lady Decides" which appear to be inherited from year to year and which may be found in practically all undergraduate performances of this nature. First, an inadequate orchestra: both...
...directory of the class giving local and home residences and telephone numbers. This makes the book more than a mere statistical review, giving it a useful permanence. The Blue Book is well supplied with advertising material which should assure its success from a financial as well as an artistic standpoint...
...great difficulty which students find in obtaining work at Princeton ... it was decided to introduce student waiters at the University Dining Halls, and the plan was put into operation last fall. This innovation has now been thoroughly proved and can be pronounced a decided success both from the standpoint of the students benefited and from the quality of service rendered...