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...focus of interest last week was the annual Presbyterian General Assembly at Indianapolis. William Jennings Bryan, a layman from Florida, was nominated for Moderator. Opposed to him were two liberal ministers, and the president of a college where evolution is openly taught. On the first ballot Bryan led, and Dr. Silsley, the liberal minister of Oakland, Cal., transferred his votes to Dr. Walker, of Los Angeles, for the second ballot. On the second ballot, Mr. Bryan polled 421 votes, with only 439 necessary to election. Dr. Wishart, president of Wooster, Ohio, College, took all the liberal votes except...
...activities after college. Undeniably, there is at the present time a revival of student enthusiasm for such matters. This is a tendency that can periodicals can do to further it will be effort well spent. As the report suggests, the international question, with the League of Nations as a focus, is certain to be a prominent problem in the coming years. College men, with college newspapers as a medium, should take a vigorous part in the discussion...
...present time a revival of student enthusiasm for such matters. This is a tendency that can hardly be overdone, and all that the periodicals can do to further it will be effort well spent. As the report suggests, the international question, with the League of Nations as a focus, is certain to be a prominent problem in the coming years. College men, with college newspapers as a medium, should take a vigorous part in the discussion...
...contains, unseen by the casual observer, a whole society of strange and opposite creatures, thrown together by chance or nature, fiercely loving and hating. So Eamor, an English country house, where life in general seemed to move as calmly and placidly as a still day in August, proved the focus and battleground for a certain group of di- verse, opposed personalities, related by accidental ties of blood or fate. The secret, incessant clash of these personalities, now and then flaring out into active conflict as abrupt as the glitter of lightning, serves as the theme of this lengthy and intricate...
...warning to Congress is neither petulant nor threatening. The legislative branch of the government has steadily declined in prestige since the World War. An appeal for "Congressional expression, not mere avoidance" brings to a focus attention which has been wandering throughout the session from resolutions on international conferences to disputes over points in procedure, without any definite objective...