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...pretended at good writing--a thing which seems only minor factory in determining the success of failure of book in the eyes of that august body, the reading public. All of the products of the present school of realism, for example, are plainly stamped either in fact or in effect with whom such statement as: "Come now, reader, take a look at the Middle Class. Here is a problem for you. Something must be done about this." And the reader feels always the weight of a Problem bearing down upon him as he reads...
...various government owner ships and "nationalization" schemes and removed several, though not all, of the legal hindrances to the expansion of the industry by private enterprise. The best proof of this is the fact that within three days after the new code had gone into effect about eighty applications were entered for oil concessions, and during the past year about 160 British and American prospecting parties have been scouring the interior for new claims...
...necessary furniture. For the dealers, this is an ideal situation; those leaving college are helpless and must accept what the dealers offer; the new arrivals are almost as helpless and must pay them whatever is asked. The trade between individual students is so small as to have no effect on the general situation; that carried on through the medium of janitors is just about as disadvantageous to the students as is the trade with the regular dealers...
...faculty members; while the remainder has gone to eighty different institutions. Altogether during fifteen years the Foundation has distributed $7,964,399 in retiring allowances and pensions to 909 persons connected with the teaching profession. The report also discussed at length the soundness of the retiring allowance system in effect at the University...
...mile race in the first meet, in which Penn State scored a clean sweep, were a disappointment to Coach Bingham, and in order to strengthen this event Captain O'Connell was shifted from the mile in the University of Pennsylvania meet. The change did not have the desired effect, since the mile was considerably weakened, and the longer distance impaired Captain O'Connell's ability to make a strong enough sprint at the finish. It is unlikely that this experiment will be tried again, and during the next few weeks the coaches will spend a good deal of time...