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...been voted only because it was felt to be imperative. "Even with this increase," he said, "the tuition fees fall short of paying the cost of instruction in the Business School and the rest must be made up in other ways. We believe that most of the students can afford to pay the full $250, and to make things as easy as possible for men of moderate or small means, the Corporation and Overseers have arranged that for the present, ten per cent, of the increased income received in this way shall be applied to the Loan Fund...
...nation is awake in a measure to these shortcomings this year, and we cannot afford to let pass the supreme opportunity for taking up slack which this campaign offers. If our parties are cowards, the most cowardly must be beaten. Action must be the watchword of the next administration...
This competition will give candidates the chance to become better acquainted with business methods and will afford association with older business men. The successful candidates will be permitted to compete next year for the position of business manager...
...organization next Tuesday evening of the James A. Shannon Post of the American Legion will afford an excellent opportunity for those former service men in the University who have not already done so to enroll themselves in the Legion. It is peculiarly fitting that the post should bear the name of Lieutenant-Colonel Shannon, for it was due in no small measure to his inspiring personality that the R.O.T.C. camp of 1917 proved such a great success, and furnished so many able and well-trained officers to the Army. Many of those who served under him that summer later laid...
...often the diplomatic service has suffered from the cry of "undemocratic" raised by politicians at home. The fact is, however, that under present conditions the service is of necessity open chiefly to the wealthy, who alone can afford to accept its burdens. At present diplomacy does not offer an over-attractive career, to college graduates and others (no matter what their qualifications), unless they possess independent resources. Even if we overlook its unfairness, such a state of affairs certainly does not conduce to efficiency. The diplomatic service is of constantly increasing importance to the country. Adequate compensation is the first...