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Little is known of John Harvard. Biographers who have attempted to portray his life have ascertained only a dozen dates of his career, and several of these indicate in a very uncertain manner the more important events of his life. The records state that he was born in 1607, that he was the son of a butcher and that four of his brothers and sisters perished in the great plague at London...
...communique, admitted briefly that their permanent positions had been broken into on a short front. But the interpretation accorded this admission in the newspapers is bound to have a greater effect on public opinion, and one of the most representative of these, the Lokal Anzeiger, actually attempts to portray it as a moral victory for the Germans. "The British attempt to break through," it writes, "collapsed entirely in the face of the extraordinary bravery of our troops. It went no farther than the initial success. . . . . The enemy will not succeed by this abortive attack in diverting our attention from Flanders...
...moving pictures taken by the French government on the work of the American Ambulance Corps at the front will be shown in the Living Room of the Union tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. Besides showing the actual work of the Field Service, the pictures will portray a review of the French troops by General Joffre. A. Piatt Andrew, A.M., '95, who is at the head of the service, will explain the pictures and speak on the work that is being done abroad...
...moving pictures taken by the French government on the work of the American Ambulance Field Service in Europe will be shown in the Living Room of the Union on Wednesday evening. In addition to showing the actual work of the Field Service, the pictures will portray a review of the French troops by General Joffre. A Piatt Andrew '95, who is at the head of the service, will speak on the work that is being done abroad and explain the pictures. Mr. Andrew formerly taught in the University. As the leader of the American Ambulance Field Service he is largely...
...Masque Mr. Ecker has composed some original numbers. The opening chorus where the struggling unorganized elements are in tumult is illustrated by a chorus "Chaos," Which the dissonances so much loved by the modern composers are eminently fitted to portray...