一三、赵元任、胡达同时得两种学会荣誉
(五月十二日)
sigaxi名誉学会,乃大学中之科学荣誉学会。此次选举六十七人,吾国学生四人得与焉。此四人者:
黄伯芹(地学)、赵元(物理)、胡达(数学)、金邦正(农科)。
此四人中之胡赵二君,均曾得phibetakappa会之荣誉。此二种荣誉,虽在美国学生亦不易同时得之,二君成绩之优,诚足为吾国学生界光宠也。
一四、欧美有一种&ldo;剪报&rdo;营业
(五月十二日)
欧美有一种营业,名曰&ldo;剪报&rdo;,专为人撷择各国报上有关系之消息,汇送其人。如吾欲得各报所记关于中国之新闻或评论,则彼等可将国内外各大报之消息汇送余处。又如我欲知各报对于巴拿马运河免税一事之意见,则彼等亦可将各报之社论汇送余所。其为用至大至便,各杂志及外交人员都利用之。余之得browngprize,曾记各报;前日纽约herald再载其事,附以影片,今日即有二大剪报公司剪送此条寄与余,以为招徕之计也。记之以示西人营业手段之一端。
一五、&ldo;但论国界,不论是非&rdo;
(五月十五日)
自美墨交衅以来,本城之&ldo;ithacajournal&rdo;揭一名言:&ldo;吾国乎,吾愿其永永正直而是也,然曲耶,直耶,是耶,非耶,终为吾国耳。&rdo;(yuntry-ayiteverberight,butrightorwrong,yuntry)意言但论国界,不论是非也。此言揭诸报端已逾旬日,亦无人置辩。一日,同居世界学生会之各国学生谈论偶及之,有表同情者,亦有反对者,莫衷一是。余适过之,聆其言论,有所感触,故以所见作一书寄此报主笔。其人不敢登载,社中访事某女士坚请登之,乃载入新闻栏(其书见下)。昨日余往见前校长白博士之夫人,夫人盛称余书,以为正彼所欲言而未能言者。白博士(andrewdicknwhite)曾两任使德大使,戊戌年海牙平和会,博士为美国代表团长,其功最多。夫妇都主张和平,故深恶此等极端之国家主义也。
yuntry--rightorwrong,-yuntry
studentsrepresentganynationalitiesdebateastothe
absurdityorsenseoftheslogan-suhhu&rso;sipression
anterestgdebatetookplaceatthesopolitancbhoeonthehillthesubjecastheottowhichhasbeenprtedattheoftheeditorialpaoftheithacajournalscethexicanestionbegantobeecritical-&ldo;yuntry,ayiteverberight,butrightorwrong,yuntry&rdo;thelastphrase,&ldo;rightorwrong,yuntry&rdo;startedthediscsion
anaricanstudentaverredthatiasanabteabsurdity,tostandbyone&rso;suntrywhetheriasrightorwrongalltheotherstudentspresent-cdgtherepresentativefallthedifferentuntriesthecbdefendedthesaygvigorolythisnubercdedstudentsfroallthedifferentuntriesrepresentedthesopolitancb&ldo;calleditanabteabsurdity,whileothersdefendeditvigoroly&rdo;noncsionwasreached
suhhu&rso;sidea
suhhu,thepresidentofthecb,wasstruckbyohoughtthatseedtohitoenearesttotheheartoftheprobleandpresentsitasfollows:
&ldo;itappearstothatthefallacyofthesayg&lso;rightorwrong,yuntry&rso;liesthefactthatthereisadoublestandardoforalitynoonewilldenythatthereisastandardofjticeandrighteoness-aongthecivilizedpeopleatleastsuppose&lso;yuntry&rso;shouldtaxunnstitutionally,nfiscateypropertjtly,orhaveiprinedwithoutatrial,iwouldundoubtedlyprotest,evenifieredonethenaofthelawof&lso;yuntry&rso;
&ldo;buhenweetoternationalaffairsweidiatelydiscardthatstandardofjticeandrighteoness,andwedeclarewithnolittlepride,&lso;rightorwrong,yuntry&rso;aotrightsaygthaeareapplygadoublestandardoforality-ooourfellowuntrynandanothertoforeignor&lso;outlandish&rso;people?itseestothatunlessweadoptonestandardofright-eonessbothwithandwithoutouruntry,wehavenoongroundonwhichwecanargue&rdo;
&ldo;吾国乎,是耶,非耶,终为吾国耳&rdo;