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Unlike a city which has several competing newspapers, each standing for the interests of some group in the community, the University has to depend for its daily journalistic representation on one paper. In order that this representation may be as true a one as possible there should be on the board men standing for all possible points of view. Inasmuch, however, as Harvard probably contains more different types than any other American college, it would be impossible for a paper to adopt a consistent policy satisfying every type. And to be self-respecting any newspaper must have a consistent policy...
...United States will not submit to arbitration by the assembly or the council of the League of Nations . . . . any questions which in the judgment of the United States depend on or relate to its long-established policy, the Monroe Doctrine; said doctrine is to be interpreted by the United States alone, and is . . . . wholly outside the jurisdiction of said League of Nations...
...chief deduction, however, is that the private schools offer superior training for a definite goal, they coach the boys for the "exams" upon which depend their entrance to the college of their choice, while the public schools train their students for general efficiency in life. The report is a splendid tribute to the work of the public schools. But if the average public school has any tendency to over-coach its boys, there are a lot of private schools in this country where the very highest standards of general training, discipline and democracy are maintained, and their graduates...
...advantage of the theory that it employs no new constants and that it does not depend on any assumptions hitherto unheard of. The only two constants that are used are the now well recognized ones of Newton's Law of Gravitation and the velocity of light. It has, therefore, a firm foundation and skeptical scientists will have no easy task in their attempt to undermine...
...reconcile America, it must show that it intends to abide by the decision of the peace conference in regard to the Adriatic question, and that it is prepared to alter its policy as a result of the recent elections. The question of supplying raw materials and credit must depend largely on the improvement of Italy's precarious financial situation. As for d'Annunzio--we would like to see a drive started to raise funds for sending him and his army to capture Shantung for the Chinese...