Word: rebellion
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...first, however, the Class Day ceremony was very simple, consisting of a dinner, an address, and the final fare well. As time passed, the celebrations became more elaborate. The dance around Rebellion Tree was started. Seniors began to entertain their friends with punch. Four years after the latter happening, the President found it necessary to convert the rejoicing into a "respectable entertainment." From then on the Yard was open to all friends of undergraduates. Ladies, young and old, were invited. It became customary to give spreads and there was much dancing in the Yard. The day was made doubly important...
Dancing around Rebellion,--now called 'Liberty' Tree continued. Each Senior plucked a sprig or flower from a wreath to keep as a memento of college life. With the growth of the University, however, the scramble for flowers took on the nature of a riot, and consequently, about thirty years ago, many of the practices of Class Day had to be radically changed...
Colonel Applin is a soldier of many years' experience, having entered the British North Borneo Service as a cadet in 1889. He was in the Syed and Mat Salleh Rebellion, and was later a captain of the Sixth Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, in the South African...
...United States had concluded a treaty with Japan on the subject of China will be welcomed by all as tending to remove the distrust and lack of confidence between the two nations. The policy of the Open Door, inaugurated by Secretary Hay at the time of the Boxer Rebellion has now been brought to a successful conclusion, for Japan has at last declared that she will in no way impair the sovereignty of China, nor limit the right of free and open trade on the part of all nations. In return for this, the United States agrees to recognize that...
These statistics show what a prominent part Harvard men took in the War of the Rebellion. For a time, indeed, the College authorities attempted to check the martial enthusiasm, but when it became apparent that the war would be a long and serious one, their opposition was withdrawn...