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...inability of American students to combat the wily politician is shown by the case with which the Indian attack was thrown off. The School Board has carefully postponed its next meeting until the day after the Christmas holidays begin...
...much more than a politician since he must remain in accord with the state board that forced Dr. C. C. Little to resign. It is therefore easy to see how these outspoken and iconoclastic comments might have disturbed his dignity. But he found the right method of combat. He merely withdrew the 900 subscriptions to the daily which the University purchases for its faculty members...
...were made to defeat and convince all-comers. Within a year Harvey had sold 1,000,000 copies of his pamphlet to debt-ridden farmers who supposed the interviews to be authentic. "Coin's Financial School" created such a stir that parades were held in the East to combat its heterodox influence. It was upon this silver issue, as popularized by Harvey, that William Jennings Bryan was nominated and defeated for the Presidency in 1896. Harvey worshipped Bryan, stumped the Midwest for him, antagonized good Democratic audiences by going wildly off the silver track. So important had Harvey become...
...country against him, in sympathy at least, keeps every one of his well-paid, well-fed soldiers toeing the mark. Within five hours Federals were moving against Gibara, by land, by sea, in the air. The filibusters got their asthmatic freight no farther than the station before five combat planes were ripping over the area, dropping bombs, strafing the ground with short bursts of machine gun fire. The anti-aircraft gun barked angrily. One bullet knocked the magneto off Capt. Torres Menier's plane. Two more planes, one piloted by Lieut. Rodolfo Herrera, son of the Cuban Army...
...presence in the House Plan tonight suggests an idea. Community song-fests there have been. Rival House tennis, squash, crew, football and basketball teams there are. Were the two combined many a life would be lightened if one evening a year could be devoted to listening and judging a combat de resistance between the truncated Glee Clubs of the seven Houses. There are always trophies, sufficiently symbolic, to be found...