Word: commonwealth
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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President Wilson, according to the latest message from the liner George Washington, will disembark from the Coast Guard cutter "Ossipee" at Commonwealth Pier this morning at 11.45. The Presidential party will then parade from the pier to the Copley-Plaza Hotel, the route being through Summer, Winter, Park, Beacon, Charles, Boylston, Arlington, Commonwealth Ave., and Dartmouth streets. After luncheon in the Copley Plaza at 1, the President will proceed to Mechanics Hall, where he will make his only Boston speech at 2.30. Two hours later a special train will carry the party from the South Station...
...theory. The democracy in which we place our faith is that which gives a chance to each individual to develop himself according to his abilities. Under the regime of a low standard what becomes of the able man's chance? Is it fair to him or to the commonwealth he will one day serve, so long as he presents himself fully prepared, to limit willfully his opportunities...
...education of the people or with their industries and earning power. The cost of this system is also lower than that of any other European system, or of the present American system. There are two provisions in the Swiss military constitution which should be copied especially. by the American Commonwealth; first, the prescription of universal physical training in all schools on a program laid down by the national government; secondly, the cultivation, as a national sport, of shooting at a mark, through voluntary organizations aided by the government. These provisions have proved highly beneficial to the entire population of Switzerland...
...very striking manner have the people of Massachusetts once again proved themselves to be a bulwark of patriotism and national support. From the early formation of the Union, up to the present time, the Commonwealth was always considered a leader among the states, not only in its internal organization, but in its attitude at times of national crises, in its certainty to take the stand which would uphold and strengthen the Federal Government...
Sales to graduates and undergraduates will be made by application until June 9. Blanks may be obtained at the Harvard Alumni Association, 50 State street, Boston; the Harvard Club, 374 Commonwealth avenue, Boston; and at the Union, Leavitt and Peirce's, and the Cooperative in Cambridge. There will also be a sale to graduates at 50 State street on June 14, from 9 to 4 o'clock, and at the '77 Lodge Gate on Class...