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...success of "The Product of the Mill" will depend on the effect of the children and their speeches. They are much better written than anyof the other dialogues in the piece. There is a pathetic humor running through them that may prove deeply touching. Even in the manuscript, the picture of suffering childhood in the mill is vivid. On these elements of humanness the popular appeal of the play must rest, much more than upon the somewhat commonplace story that it tells.--Boston Transcript
...fair and reasonable return on the capital invested. The whole question of regulation of rates, however, is far from being settled. One point has been established, namely, that the replacement value of a public service utility should have little to do with the determination of rates, which should depend in the main on the value and character of the service rendered. It is further generally recognized that the rate received should be in fair proportion to the amount of risk involved. In every case it should be taken into consideration by legislatures and public service utility commissions that the rate...
...some sort of reaction were necessary. This prestige, however, has been brought about largely through the public service done in our country by business men. Although the standards of business today are undoubtedly high, there is need to make them higher, for the position of any calling must depend upon the standards existing in that calling. It is not sufficient that we accumulate large fortunes. We must have something besides mere accumulation of wealth to justify a life spent in trade, industry, or commerce...
Although the championship does not depend on this game, it promises to be the closest of the remaining contests in the league series, as by winning from Harvard, Yale will tie with Harvard for second place...
...investigation being carried out by the University concerning the boarding facilities available in Cambridge deserves the support of the students, for the utility of the results obtained from this inquiry will depend wholly upon the number of men who send in their answers. The University authorities have never had the information that is now being sought, and the systematic attempt being made at present to collect this data, if met by the co-operation of the students, will be of great aid in solving the difficult problems presented by the management of the dining halls...