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...exclusive trait of the human mind to be appreciative of anything that is transcendental whether that thing belongs to the physical, moral, or intellectual world. All normally developed human beings are as a rule fascinated by the presence of the true, the good, and the beautiful irrespective of race, caste, or any such man-made differentiation...
...cure this trait fallacious...
...original Thanksgiving Day was sacred. We American have a lighthearted way of turning any holiday to merriment, no matter how, solemn it may have been in the past. After all this is not an unfortunate trait, for an occasion may be honored better by enjoyment than by solemn sighs; and that especially if we keep in mind--as who can not at this moment of history--our gratitude for a successful year...
...There are snobs at Harvard and snobs at Yale, Oberlin, and Leland Stanford." (And in Mr. Train's hurried trip across the continent we might have suggested another station or two.) As a general thing he said he regarded the alleged trait of his fair alma mater as simply "Harvard indifference," and we rush to be as universal as he and say that it is also Yale, Oberlin, and Leland Stanford indifference, and to further argue that a lot of so-called snobbishness is nothing more than bashfulness...
...trait for which Americans are wellknown is the rapidity with which they forget--even things which once stirred their emotions to the highest pitch. This trait is being exhibited today in a tragic way, by the people as a whole and by Congress in particular. Thousands of soldiers now lying in hospitals or waiting for training in the officers of the Vocational Board are being neglected while bills that aim to provide for their welfare gather dust in Congressional Committee Cubby-holes. The most recent and important of these is the Rogers Bill which would substitute one Bureau of Veteran...