Word: localitis
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...international problem is the problem of organization. The United States has successfully shown that local autonomy and national unanimity are made possible by federalism and democracy. But these lessons could not be applied to Europe...
...that in it lay a boundless opportunity for moral enterprise. To solve the modern social problems not only is investigation of causes necessary, but also an organized policy of discipline and order in carrying it out. The union of churches by sects in order to perfect their spheres of local influence was a method to make the system a nation-wide...
...match which was scheduled with the Massachusetts Institute of technology for May 11 has been cancelled and it is probable that the only shoot scheduled for the rest of the year will be the Intercollegiate outdoor championship match to be held on local ranges at any time between May 18 and June 8, under supervision of range officers appointed by the National Rifle Association of America...
...School has just made a very important purchase of a collection of local and private acts of Great Britain covering the period from 1712 or thereabouts to 1830. These are acts of a personal character originally printed in very limited numbers at the request and expense of the parties concerned in the various suits, before printed records were decreed by the government. The confection just purchased consists of about 12,000 such acts, and it is believed than with the collection already in the library, it will constitute by far the most complete collection in this country...
...amount of entertainment is provided for, and at which the different men are drawn informally into a general enjoyment of everything. This form has not as yet, however, come to anything like its full realization. To any that have attended these meetings it is perfectly evident that the more local talent is utilized the more successful is the gathering. So far in a formal way this idea has been taken up, but it ought to be carried farther. There are many men in a class who if called upon could give entertainments if not as well, certainly far more effectively...