Word: war
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...history of the University would fall naturally into four or five divisions. One lecture of the course might be given on its foundation and history during the colonial period, another on its part in the revolution, a third on Harvard before the late war, and a fourth on the part that she took in that war. Four men could certainly be found to lecture on these or similar subjects with great profit to the students...
...necessary for purposes of offense. - (a) Prevention of European interference with America. - (b) Necessary in case of war: Comparison of Navies in Herbert's Report...
...increase is unnecessary. - (a) Navy is already considerable: Rep. Sec. of Navy for 1894, p. 6. - (b) More ships are authorized: Boston Herald, Mar. 5, 1895. - (c) No analogy with European navies - (1) Small commerce. - (2) No colonies. - (3) Isolation. - (d) War is not probable. - (1) No strong neighbors. - (2) European nations desire peace with U. S. - (w) Respect our neutrality. - (x) War with U. S. would precipitate general European war. - (y) Great foreign investments in U. S. - (z) Arbitration probable...
...Professor Norton's opinion that there should be no formal address given this year, but rather some prominent man should simply read the record of those Harvard men who lost their lives in the Civil War. Professor Norton thinks, also, that the local G. A. R. post should be invited to be present at the exercises, as on Memorial Day a year ago, and that, if possible, the Glee Club should sing songs of a more patriotic character than on similar occasions heretofore, thus increasing the spirit of enthusiasm and patriotism...
...promises very well for the success of the Memorial Day exercises that plans for them are already under consideration. In past years Harvard men have not made as much of Memorial Day as they should. Harvard's participation in the Civil War and the record of her sons who fell in it, are things which ought always to be kept proudly in remembrance. To the years of the war more sentiment naturally attaches than to any other period in the history of the University; yet students are apt to forget the significance of the tablets erected in Memorial Hall...