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The ultimate result of our future depends essentially upon the individual. I feel sure that no one has any intention of losing himself, or of cutting off all communication with his classmates. Yes it is surprising to talk to other class secretaries and hear of the large percentage of men...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Communication | 5/4/1916 | See Source »

The result of yesterday's straw vote on the presidential candidates has an element of the surprising in it. It was generally expected that Roosevelt would lead the Republican candidates, but it was not so patent that he would receive more votes than President Wilson. The large Roosevelt vote may...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD FOR ROOSEVELT? | 5/3/1916 | See Source »

That Sir Johnson Forbes-Robertson has become one of the most talented Hamlets of the modern drama is not surprising when his natural qualifications are considered. Son of an art critic, he directed his education to the acquisition of an artist's technique, studying in the Royal Academy School of...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ARTIST AND ACTOR. | 4/25/1916 | See Source »

In the editorials the most interesting point is the suggestion that Freshmen often fail to make the right choice of a field for concentration because they are afraid to find the courses on subjects that interest them too difficult. This seems surprising, and one wonders who gives them their ideas...

Author: By W. A. Neilson ., | Title: Slight Laud for Current Advocate | 3/17/1916 | See Source »

The February number of the Monthly does not loss in interest though it presents a surprising contrast to the "Pagan" issue of last month. The figures and sentiments of antiquity no longer flit through its pages; they are replaced by comparatively modern and sordid actualities; like the U. S. Foreign...

Author: By Cuthbert WRIGHT ., | Title: Little Fiction in Current Monthly | 2/18/1916 | See Source »

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