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...Godkin Lectures. "Democracy and Responsibility. IV. Direct versus Representative Government." Mr. Herbert Croly. Emerson...
...Herbert D. Croly '90 will deliver the third Godkin lecture in Emerson J this evening at 8 o'clock. Continuing the general subject of "Democracy and Responsibility," the speaker will talk this evening on "The New Democracy and the Constitution." The remaining lectures are on Wednesday. "Direct versus Representative Government," and Friday, "The Mechanism of Popular Representation." All are open to the public...
...issue now confronting the country is whether our traditional system shall be permanent. Direct government, as typified by the initiative and the referendum, is revolutionary in its underlying theory, and cannot be introduced into our system of government by law, as advocated by radical politicians. Government by law, founded by practical men of affairs, has succeeded most of the time in supporting public opinion; but if the popular will changes, we must determine to what extent the living popular will can amend the dying will as expressed in the traditional system...
...Croly is the author of a number of well-known books, especially "The Promise of American Life." The dates and titles of the remaining lectures will be: April 25, "The Old Democracy and the Constitution"; April 28, "The New Democracy and the Constitution"; April 30, "Direct versus Representative Government"; and May 2, "The Mechanism of Popular Representation." All will be open to the public...
...sign up for College in June we strongly urge those who are interested in the publication to use all expediency in placing the booklet in the hands of the men who are thinking about entering college, before it is too late to be effective this year. We feel this direct statement of conditions at Harvard will be welcomed by outsiders fully as much as by Harvard...