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Probably History will set down his term of office as Viceroy of India (1899-1905) as the greatest episode of his career. He created a new Northwest frontier province, introduced extensive schemes of irrigation, reformed the entire administrative functions of Government, worked assiduously to broaden the educational system of the country. Under Lloyd George, he was Foreign Secretary in the most momentous period of Europe's history; but, as Mr. George was largely his own Foreign Secretary, Lord Curzon had to keep much in the background. Under Bonar Law and later in Mr. Baldwin's first administration, he was Foreign...
Under Beebe's supervision it is announced that the Bookshelf will broaden out both physically and intellectually. For the forthcoming March number there is an unusual number of distinguished contributions. Among these are a review of Amy Lowell's "Keats" by D. W. McCord '21, a review of Santayana's "Lucifer" by Robert Hillyer '22, and a review of Upton Sinclair's "Mammonart" by Beebe...
...study. Harvard was like that once. Emerson did little reading for his classes, but much for himself; and Roosevelt, too, found time to reflect and write. The Harvard College of today is far different. Men no longer have time to linger over meals, to exchange ideas, and so to broaden their intellectual horizons. The passing of Memorial Hall more than any other single event showed doubters that the old Harvard with its easy cultural life is dead...
...spring another trip to New York is planned. Last year the concerts there in Aeolian Hall caused such favorable press comment that the society plans to broaden its field this season and give several concerts both in New York and en route from Boston...
...will presumably be worse before they are better ; these include iron and steel, high cost copper properties, automobiles and railroad equipment. Still other industries, like the oils, have been sick and are now getting through their convalescent period. The whole question is whether the present recession in business will broaden and lengthen into a depression, or prove only a slight halt in operations. When things get bluest will be the time to plan on renewed activity. But that time has not yet arrived...