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At Omaha the "high spot" in his speech came when he said that "a man's religion ought never be a factor in his right to hold office." The crowd wildly cheered the reference to Alfred E. Smith. Observers agreed, however, that Governor Ritchie made an excellent personal impression...
The reviewer with the prerogative of a recent Editor in Chief to be technical informs us that the new edition "smells"--though the olfactory impression he adds is sweet if not strange. The present Board has been thorough but not especially ingenious in the matter of content and execution, and...
Sirs: TIME, May 9 gives, doubtless unintentionally, quite a wrong impression of a recent statement of mine before the American Philosophical Society. Perhaps you would wish to correct it. What I really said was this: "In the face of great apparent prosperity, higher education in this country ... is gravely menaced...
"Wide opportunities for observation have left the impression in my mind that the three institutions at the vanguard of civilization in this country are these:
It makes admirable reading. It is a direct and human story, normal and natural, told without a breath either of conscious advertisement, or of unreal humility. It is written with quick and nervous energy. There is much deft description, shrewd comment, and keen insight. All through it runs a virile...