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Having heard so much lately the use of the word "soviet," I decided to look it up and find out its meaning. I was rather surprised to find that it meant nothing more than "committee," and I wondered why it had never been applied to our Congressional manner of doing business. Another translation of the word, making it mean "conference," made me wonder why, since they use the word so freely, the Boston "Transcript" and the New York "Times" do not speak of our present Industrial Soviet at Washington. Perhaps the word is reserved for those conferences or councils which...
...great question is one-sided; in order to reach a real solution one must be able to examine it from both sides. Thus we find the true philosopher, the true scholar is very careful in making unqualified statements; he is a liberal in the real sense of the word, and after hearing him we always go away with a feeling of comfort...
Undignified is the word which best suits the latest move of the Senate in its war on the executive. According to last evening's papers, that body has taken as an official document a paper brought to this country by a Chicago newspaper man and has voted to introduce it into the Congressional record. No word of any sort confirming the authenticity of the document has come from the American representatives in Paris. The Senate is in reality going behind the back of the President, or as one Senator remarked "getting through the kitchen window...
...increased demand is being met with by the Appointment Office for men to teach in the Far East, and the need has never been so urgent as it is now. Word has been received of several positions which are open. Five men are needed as teachers in the Canton Christian College (China), with Business Administration and English as subjects. O. E. Pomroy '05, 61 Sparks street, Cambridge is in charge of securing these...
...chairmen of all Yard Spreads should leave word at Dunster 54 if they wish any chairs on Class Day and if so, how many. the class Day Committee will see that their chairs are placed in the proper enclosures on Class Day. The amount of canvass used for each spread may be ascertained from Mr. Mahady at the desk in the Upper Reading Room of Widener...