Word: modern
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...comedies of Holberg were the first and greatest of the Scandinavian theatre. They have been translated into all the languages of continental Europe, and are still played on the modern stage, especially in Copenhagen, to large audiences...
Further steps to make the Memorial Hall dining room equal to a modern restaurant have been taken by the management of the hall. An orchestra to play during meal time will be engaged as soon as the necessary arrangements can be made. Subscriptions for this purpose are now being collected and the managers are finding a ready response among the diners...
...Modern Language Conference in Common Room, Conant Hall. "The Dog's Letter," Professor Grandgent...
Profesor Foerster is one of the many students of the labor situation who believe that the present unrest is not caused primarily by the anarchy of the radical elements, either here or in Europe. "Strikes are now more prevalent in America and abroad than at any other period of modern history. They are not, however, due to the utterances of some long-haired European radical, but are caused by two entirely different factors. The first is the increasing pressure of the cost of living, which results in an unrest among the workingmen. The second is the growing feeling among...
...fact that this opinion exists is due to the ignorance of the advances made by the missionary movement during the last few decades. No longer is a true missionary a man whose purpose is to force his religion upon someone else. The modern missionary makes life easier where it is hardest. It may be that he is a physician in a country like India, which has fewer doctors than the city of New York. In this capacity he establishes hospitals that save thousands of deaths every year and extinguishes plagues that produce untold tragedy. Or he may be an economist...