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...Harding is favored for President by the University by a majority over Cox. The closeness of this vote as compared with that of last spring, coupled with the enthusiastic reports from Democratic circles that the Republican "peak" has been reached, should emphasize the fact that the Republican camp cannot afford to let their efforts flag...
...chief purpose of this Municipal Library, however, is not the enlightenment of public authorities, but rather to afford proper facilities for the training of Harvard students. The members of the Department of Government realize that a student cannot obtain an adequate knowledge of Political Science by merely reading somebody's text-book; the only efficient way is to afford him opportunity for work in the live material of present day administration. This is what the various courses in the Department are now encouraging the undergraduate...
...their attempt to provide gratuitous legal advice to the poorer members of the community, and in so doing to defeat the criticism, so often made of the existing legal system, that "a poor man can not afford to go to court," both the Harvard and Boston organizations have been most successful in past years. The report for the Harvard Society for the year 1919-20 shows that a total of 108 cases were handled, covering all branches of law from divorce to insurance contracts. With its increased facilities the Bureau hopes this year to triple this number...
...student, however, whose family can afford to send him through college at the minimum cost by the strictest economy, if not by privation on their own part, has a problem to solve which the ordinary scholarship does not help. He would like to relieve his family of much of the burden that he is causing them. Yet he does not feel justified in applying for the usual scholarship because he may be depriving some one less fortunate than he of the privilege of coming to college...
...confronted obviously with the task of defeating two teams that promise to be far superior to those of last fall. If the material which ought to be available next fall comes through, the problem may be solved, but there is no superabundance of material and we can ill afford to lose any of those whom we are counting on for next November. The coaches can be relied upon to give the last ounce that they possess, but they do not play the game and should not be expected to perform miracles...