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Although whatever fame he has attained is due to the modern demand for tabulated materialism, Roger W. Babson statistical expert, does not hesitate to condemn the increasing prostitution of school and church by the mechanics of commercial success. "The educational institutions of the country have gone materially mad and our churches are equally guilty," is the dictum of the mathematical prophet. And by educational institutions he means both the elementary schools and the universities. "Our colleges are diploma factories for department stores, giving away anything wanted, irrespective of whether it makes for happiness or discontent." The old problem of serving...
...Roger W. Babson, statistician: "To impress upon the 13th annual National Business Conference, which met as my guests at Wellesley Hills, Mass., the dangers of overextending the instalment business, I said, that 'a distinct recession in business and possibly a panic within two or three years would not be surprising...
...Babson '27, J. L. Brown '26, M. H. Clifford '27, W. V. Coombs '27, J. C. Dreier '28, E. W. Gantache '27, C. W. Gillies '26, R. L. Hatch '28, J. H. Lane '28, M. W. Linn '27, H. F. Murphy '27, A. E. Reed '26, Madison Sayles '27, C. O. Simpson '27, A. G. Smith '26, Joseph Sullivan '26, John Surpless '26, H. J. Wallace '28, H. H. Watchpocket '28, and D. W. Bakeless, manager...
Harvard--Clifford, g.; Watson, p.; Gamache, c.p.; Reed, l.d.; Linn 2d.; Wallace, 3d.; Hatch, c.; Sullivan, 3a.; Sayles, 2a., Dreier, 1a.; Dreier, 1a.; Lane, i.h.; Gillies, o.h. Substitutes, Watchpocket, Coombs, Surpless, Murphy, Babson...
...Coach Lydecker and Manager D. W. Bakeless '26 leave Boston Monday. The players are: M. H. Clifford '27, J. H. Watson '26., E. F. Gamache '27, Captain A. E. Reed '26, M. W. Linn '26, W. Van A. Coombs '27, R. S. Hatch '28, Madison Sayles '27, W. W. Babson '27, C. O. Simpson '27, J. H. Lane '28, C. W. Gillies '26, J. C. Dreier '28, Crawford North '28, H. H. Watchpocket '28, H. J. Wallace...