Word: whether
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...principles for which it fought. By its virtual prohibition of Mr. Kreisler's playing it takes an attitude that is Prussian in essence, and diametrically contrary to real Americanism. There is nothing un-American or unpatriotic in listening to great music. Art transcends international boundaries -- a thing is beautiful whether it is American, or German, or Czecho-Slovakian, in its origin. Mr. Kreisler, while he is Austrian and fought three months against Russia, being honorably discharged after wounded in defence of his country, is a genius of high calibre. His mastery of the violin places him among the first players...
Tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock in the B. A. A., the Boston Chapter of the American Officers of the Great War will form their permanent organization. All ex-officers now at the University are invited to attend this meeting whether or not they intend to join...
Asked as to whether he favored the system of having dormitories for all the classes, Professor Leacock replied that strongly as the dormitories impressed him, he could never support any plan that endangered the freedom of the individual. "We have seen the effect of the Prussian system of compulsion in the universities," he went on, "and we must be careful that we do not lose that freedom which has always characterized British and American university life...
...whole bode no good to the country. It is the formal declaration of class war in America; and we have seen what class war means wherever it has been waged. But there is still time to spike the guns of the new party. The only question is whether those who hold the spikes are broad-minded and observant enough to see their chance...
...addition, the numbers of men from each dormitory on the Freshman football team counted toward the final total. In only one of these sports, rowing, was more than one team, produced by each hall. It is the plan of the Physical Training Department that every team from each hall, whether they are first, second or third teams, shall be able to contribute in the same measure to the totals of that hall. Thus in crew all three of the dormitories were represented by four crews, and since Gore won with two of her crews, and pulled in second with...