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...doubt as to whether the Hindu really remained alive, after two week's burial in the ground, or not. But the trick was founded on an actual oriental superstition, of which many others have likewise appeared to baffle "civilized" doctors. Perhaps later investigators, like this Frenchman, will not only explain them by natural laws rather than supernatural, but also apply them usefully to modern practice...
...Brown. The attendance ranged from 60 to 200. The conduct of these meetings was in charge of a freshman committee with M. A. Cheek '26 as chairman. A committee of thirty upperclass men made personal calls on most of the freshmen between October and Christmas, the object being to explain the various religious and social service activities of the Association to the new men. Active cooperation has been had with the churches of Harvard Square. A religious census was taken at the time of registration and the results sent to all local churches. Lists of churches have been sent...
...become a habit to explain "Harvard Indifference" as nothing more than a tendency to mind one's own business. That explanation is, after all, an excellent one. It is strictly in keeping with Professor James's famous Harvard ideal, which sees the University as a sort of "Fields of the Blessed" where each comer may pursue his own desires without the compulsion or the hindrance of what his fellows may be doing or thinking...
...British Premier at the Peace Conference of Versailles. As a graduate of New College, Oxford University, and a past editor of "The Round Table", a political review of recognized influence, he is particularly qualified by training and experience to present the problem of maintaining peace. He will explain the causes of the present crisis in Europe, the dangers involved, and the possible solutions to this international complication...
...club will be held this evening at 7.15 o'clock in the Smith Halls Common Room under the auspices of the University Debating Council. R. S. Bowers '24, president of the Council, Philip Walker '25, vice-president, and R. S. Fanning '23, will address the meeting in order to explain the purpose of the proposed club and outline the plans for the coming year...