Word: though
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Recent events in Paris have brought even more clearly to our attention an essential fact that the probable formation of a League of Nations tempts us constantly to forget: namely, that though war may be restricted, reduced in intensity, limited in size and scope, it can never be forever eradicated from this planet as long as man remains warm-blooded, and ideals and principles of right endure for him to defend...
Circumstances this year seem to have combined in an effort to split, once and for all, the unity of the Class of 1922. As an unfortunate though unavoidable consequence of the disturbed state of college affairs last fall, the opening of the second term found the Freshman Class lodged partially in the Yard and partially in the Freshman dormitories. This enforced division has resulted in a noticeable failure of the class to fuse into one unified whole...
...provide for race equality in the League of Nations covenant would be quite logical, as far as abstract equality between nations goes, but the economic phase of the proposal would be sure to produce friction. And even though the recognition of race equality were supplemented by a gentleman's agreement not to exercise the rights awarded in the league treaty, it is likely that such an agreement would sooner or later be repudiated...
...Lowell showed so clearly a League of Nations must include certain minimum stipulations to which the signatories will agree: Senator Lodge seemed to oppose even those minimum stipulations. President Wilson has, by his ill advised action, laid the Covenant of Paris wide open to political attack, and some Republicans though Senator Lodge is of course not among them--are opposing the Democratic administration by attacking the League. When the revised plan is presented to the United States for its consideration and approval it must not in any way be regarded as a party matter, but instead be dealt with...
...knowledge of it is essential to an understanding of modern speech? Can the mental training derived from the study of Latin in preparatory schools be substituted by any other course? This innovation may remove Yale from her place as a maker of leaders of men as thoroughly as though she had reinstated Greek...