Word: demanding
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...people of Belgium are 90% in favor of Cardinal Mercier's inscription. Students of the University, even the workers who built the library, solidly demand the inscription. I have had people come to me in the streets with their eyes streaming tears pleading with me not to abandon the fight but to remain firm. One of Herbert Hoover's own Wartime posters read: 'If 70 million Germans wept for 1,000 years they could not make disappear the human miseries they caused in Belgium and Northern France.' I shall fight to ensure the perpetuation...
According to C. F. Getchell, general manager of the Harvard Athletic Association, there has been a tremendous demand for tickets to the Army game this Saturday. Although the total number of tickets available were not all subscribed for until the late applications came in, probably a quarter of a million seats could be sold, were there that many in the Harvard Stadium...
John A. Haeseler '23 was in charge of the Photography, Mr. Haeseler, who is Director of the University life from athletic field to classroom, this film was in great demand by Harvard Clubs throughout the country, most of which wished to keep their members in touch with the University. During the past year it was shown at over 50 Harvard Clubs, and gathering of graduates. One print of the film went as far the Argentine, and still author to the Yenching Institute in China...
...stockholders approved the plan, Cuba Cane asked for a receiver as first step toward reorganization. A prime motive for proceeding through a receivership was suspected to be so that the remaining 16% of the debenture holders will be "frozen out," thereby prevented from disrupting plans by demanding payment Jan. 1. Although conditions have often seemed hopeless in the sugar industry, many a grower believes that the lowest point has been reached and that from now on returns will be satisfactory. With the increase in population, sugar consumption has steadily increased at an average annual rate of about 7%. While production...
...undergraduate toward the light? On this point the Chief Justice makes no suggestions. But possibly the remedy lies in a reaction among the alumni themselves. We note, for instance, in "The Harvard Alumni Bulletin," a strong protest against a proposed enlargement of the Harvard Stadium to meet the demand for seats at her major athletic spectacles. This and the more or less widespread movement to get rid of the professional coach are excellent omens. --New York Herald Tribune...