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...believe firmly that every Harvard Republican can endorse General Wood with absolute freedom and feel that his election would be the best thing that could happen to the country. I believe every Harvard Republican would endorse General Wood if he knew intimately the character of man Leonard Wood...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Communication | 2/21/1920 | See Source »

Senator Lodge's restatement of the treaty issue, which is politely termed a compromise, is the latest noise in the Of course nothing has really happened; nothing is likely to happen until one side or the other is ready actually to yield...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A GOLDEN PEACE | 2/13/1920 | See Source »

...that children with common-school education win out four times as often; that a high school diploma gives them eighty-seven times as much chance--while a college education makes them eight hundred times as likely to succeed. But the fact that such incidents as the above do still happen should be sufficient to make us more guarded against assuming any over-confidence. Success is by no means guaranteed by education. What has been said before still applies today, that education is nothing more nor less than an effective tool, the successful application of which depends on hard and intelligent...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SUPERIORITY. | 12/12/1919 | See Source »

...modern novel is to get these two into some delicate position, we used to call it indelicate. The proper situation is this: The Man must walk by accident by accident remember into Her room. Personally I don't see anything embarrassing in this; I've had it happen to me by accident actual times. 'His veins surged and his breath came in quick short pants. She sensed his presence and fronted him full. "Back" she feed. He had come nearer. She could hear his pants as he spoke. And then the door closed and there stood the husband...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE WORST IS YET TO COME, SAYS LEACOCK | 11/29/1919 | See Source »

...Based on the foregoing quota only two classes, 1892 and 1901, had gone 'over the top' up to noon yesterday, when the classes were ranked by the committee so far as the estimated quota was concerned. These classes happen to be particularly active in their present class campaign in their endeavor to keep in the lead as regards amounts, and to perfect their standing as regards the number of subscriptions obtained." Classes before 1881, $1,500,000 From 1881 to 1900 inclusive, $8,000,000 From 1901 to 1910 inclusive, $2,500,000 From 1911 to 1919 inclusive...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GATHERING MONEY BY CLASSES | 11/28/1919 | See Source »

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