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...ideas and ideals between the two governments and to similarity of their political institutions. As in America we have the state existing as a strong unit of political independence and yet forming a part of the well-knit federal government, so in China they have the province as the local unit with the same ideal of a political liberty reconciled with a national unity...
Besides general tendencies, the local conditions in Massachusetts as well affect our election. A contest for the nomination of Governor usually weakens a candidate, but in the present instance, however, the attack in the primaries brought out the Governor's personality in a manner which tended in certain directions to strengthen rather than weaken him in public opinion...
Complaints have been made to the city authorities about the parking of students' cars on the streets of Cambridge. Often a large number of cars are parked for an hour or more outside of buildings where large lecture courses are being held, seriously impeding traffic. There is a local ordinance which prohibits parking of automobiles unattended for more than 20 minutes on any public street or highway. The situation has become acute recently, especially in the narrow streets off Massachusetts avenue, and unless conditions are bettered, the city may take action against the offenders...
...Smyrna Put at 250,000" was the newspaper announcement based on the cabled report of Mark O. Prentiss of the American Near East Relief. Yet the people of this country have not been particularly interested; most of them have, and are, giving more attention to lurid accounts of local murder cases than to the signs of the times. That there should be such an apathy toward the happenings in the Near East, or anywhere outside the gates of our own cities, is deplorable. The world has reached a stage where all sections are coming into close contact. In such...
...plans of the Club to date include three concerts at Symphony Hall in conjunction with well-known artists as well as the usual local concerts and short trips. In addition to the annual concert at the Union for Union members, a concert free to all members of the University will be held in Sanders Theatre somewhat later in the year...