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...most people know that minding your own business is one of the basic elements of courtesy. Asia, most people know that such attacks as Harvard students have made on their rivals are slightly tinged with green: that is, that they spring from envy, and hence indicate not superiority but acute consciousness of inferiority. In other words, they make Harvard look cheap, not Yale or Princeton. And on Saturday Harvard looked very cheap indeed. New York World...
...country affords as general or as thorough facilities for learning languages as does the United States, and perhaps no investment is as valuable in bringing quick returns as knowledge of other languages especially German and Spanish. Yet we are neglecting a basic asset in the commercial world by assuming that our customers ought to come to us and speak our language. --Liberty...
...basic business principle is: "The most service for a definite cost." The hotels he builds (it is impossible for him to operate old, unspecialized structures) are for guests expecting to pay from $3 to $5 for a room (few rooms are more expensive). For this fee he gives certain quarters (always with bath) and services. He knows that his rooms will always be 80% to 85% occupied, 60% being the average for most other hotels. (He insists on keeping some free for renovating.) The number of rooms must be large. Finally the land on which his hotels stand must...
...motor makers scorned his invention. They preferred the poppet valve system of George B. Selden (1845-1922) of Rochester, even though they had to pay royalties on his alleged basic patents...
After the unit is fully organized an annual cruise will be held. Attendance at one advanced cruise is a requirement for Naval Reserve Students enrolled in the Advanced Course. Students enrolled in either the Basic or the Advanced Course will be permitted and authorized to attend each cruise and will receive transportation and subsistence for the criuse and pay during the cruise...