Word: tragic
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...tragic that brave men die. It is tragic that men are afraid to die. All men die, but not all men are brave. We have escaped from one of the terrors of peace...
...many miles between us and the long, winding line of trenches in Europe seem a short step when the tragic news of some comrade's death is flashed to us. The reality of the stern trials and the heroic sacrifices demanded by the great game of war is vividly brought home. Ronald Hoskier of the Junior class is the first Harvard undergraduate to make the final and glorious sacrifice for the cause of humanity and democracy. The many acquaintances of Hoskier sincerely mourn the loss of a friend whose exceptional qualities were recognized and admired by all who came...
...given in Cambridge next year. At present plans for the annual concert of the Sodality, given on May 1, are being made, and it has been decided that "The Unfinished Symphony" of Schubert which was given with such success at the mid-year concert will be repeated. Brahms' "Tragic Overture" and Caesar Franck's "Les Djinns" will also be on the program. Two shorter compositions by University men, conducted by the composers, will also be played. Plans for a dinner during May are also under way, but these events will all be cancelled should the calling out of the soldiery...
...other points emphasized by the Union cannot be discussed here. Let this letter drive home one cardinal truth: that in a democracy, patriotism means thinking for the nation, quite as much as fighting for it; and unless the thinking takes place first, we may expect such consequences as the tragic European war exhibits. CECIL H. SMITH...
...great crowd of men that heard Captain Beith last night in the Union must have realized the tragic similarity between the unprepared condition of England at the beginning of the war and the present condition of our country. The spontaneous applause at the close of Captain Beith's talk was evidence that Harvard men approved the service that the speaker had given his country. Will patriotic undergraduates stop at mere approval of personal sacrifice, or will they mirror...