Word: nonetheless
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Dates: during 1921-1921
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...mean to imply by this that competitions are intended primarily for social purposes. The work is both hard and exacting and he who undertakes it merely to enjoy himself is bound to be disappointed in the results. Opportunities for forming friendships are nonetheless offered--but they are a "by-product" rather than the chief purpose of the competitions. To the Freshman or Sophomore who comes out for the CRIMSON competitions which begin this evening we can say two things: first, he will find he has a worthwhile job on his hands; and second, he will probably discover in the process...
...these days of street cars and automobiles there is little indeed to connect Boston with the City of the Faithful-- Bagdad. Nonetheless the spirit of the Arabian Nights is with us still, Who does not recall how the Sultan, Harounel- Rashid accompanied by his trusty Vizier was wont to slip out of the palace gates by night and wander over the city, seeing how matters fared with the people. Or how, on the morrow, from his high throne he meted out reward and punishment to those whom he had found meritorious or wanting on the night before. Thus was justice...
...objection which has been urged against boxing in the past is that the bouts have too often degenerated into more slugging contests with no attempt to fight cleanly or in good form. As a result of this, boxing in the University is at present confined to intramural contests. Nonetheless boxing has become a recognized sport in many of the chief eastern colleges; the recent match between Yale and M. I. T. was a model for fast and skilful fist-work. The present custom of two-minute periods with a decision at the end of three or four rounds, together with...
...course the employees of the roads are protesting any reduction, as a matter of principle: there will be much loud talk and threatening; and strikes, perhaps, such as the one now trying up the Atlanta, Birmingham, and Atlantic. Nonetheless, the roads are preparing to hold out to the end with courage of desperation. The Eric has quietly ignored the order of the Railway Labor Board to restore the previous schedule, at the risk of arousing public opinion against it. Likewise, the Pennsylvania has announced that it is paying $1.07 for the services which bring in $1.00, and that, with...
...United States is doomed to almost certain failure so it may be fairly said that the existence of the League threatens to kill the Monroe Doctrine. This is a situation which the admirers of our "splendid isolation" and the champions of the "American for Americans" idea did not foresee. Nonetheless, it exists. To declare the League jurisdiction inoperative in the Western hemisphere is to deprive its American members of the chief benefits of membership; to refuse to recognize any longer the Monroe Doctrine is to invite undesired foreign interference. Inasmuch as our determination to preserve the Monroe Doctrine...