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| − | When the US entered World War I in 1917, University President [[Nicholas Murray Butler]] sent a questionnaire to each member of the faculty asking how he or she planned to assist the war effort. By way of reply, Boas drew a line through the question and simply scribbled: "Mind my own business."<ref>http://www.anecdotage.com/index.php?aid=8945</ref> | + | When the US entered World War I in [[1917]], University President [[Nicholas Murray Butler]] sent a questionnaire to each member of the faculty asking how he or she planned to assist the war effort. By way of reply, Boas drew a line through the question and simply scribbled: "Mind my own business."<ref>http://www.anecdotage.com/index.php?aid=8945</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:00, 30 May 2007
Franz Boas was a pioneering anthropologist. His work influenced Margaret Mead.
Anecdote
When the US entered World War I in 1917, University President Nicholas Murray Butler sent a questionnaire to each member of the faculty asking how he or she planned to assist the war effort. By way of reply, Boas drew a line through the question and simply scribbled: "Mind my own business."[1]
