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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...poetry in the current number of the Advocate, as in other numbers of both the Advocate and Monthly I have seen this year, seems to me of remarkably high quality, even for undergraduate verse which, in the bulk, has always been the best written in this country. Mr. Norris and Mr. Hillyer easily take the lead with their contributions in the present list. Of the two, Mr. Norris, in "An Apple," strikes the more modern note. Here, as elsewhere in his work, he displays much of that "witty delicacy" which so many of the younger English poets today have derived...
...Edor is a specialist on Colombia. He represents several large Colombian corporations, handling their legal business in this country. He has written a number of volumes on Colombia, notably one in the Scribner South American series published in 1913. The Colombian Government has often employed him in a professional capacity as legal adviser...
...page was written in the history of our free nation when the Senate in prolonged night session gave ratification to the President's message and declared that by hostile acts a state of war exists between the United States and the German Empire. The loyalty of the House is unquestioned; it will not in the least delay to second what the Senate has clearly, though tardily, said...
...does not repent immediately. As there is nothing in particular to repent of, the boy is considerably upset and distressed, until his sister turns out the parson and assures her brother it is all a mistake. This cheerful little piece has a certain genuine pathos and is written with a feeling for style, but it lacks true theatrical effect...
...lecture will be illustrated by slides showing pictures of various Chilean cities and industries. Professor Labarca has served on several government boards in his country, so he is thoroughly in touch with all that is going on. He has written several works on economic conditions in Chile, notably about the nitrate industry. The lecture will take up Chilean foreign relations, especially to the United States. The ABC negotiations will be reviewed. Chile has a large German population, and her position in the present crisis will be thoroughly gone into by Professor Labarca. The lecture is open to members...