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...theological seminary should maintain standards as rigorous as those of first-class law and medical schools. Standards are at present "chaotic...
...acting seen here this season. Miss Marjorie Peterson gives a performance to which nothing but the word delightful can be applied; in addition to being an extraordinarily capable actress, she is also what some of the boys would justly describe as a smooth babe. The rest of the cast maintain the high standard set by Miss Peterson; and to say this is to pay them no mean compliment. As always at the Plymouth the sets are excellent. Thora Donelle Marjorie Peterson Warren Pascal Brian Donlevy Catharine Pellett Helen Brooks Homer Pellett Louis Jean Heydt Eva Mordecai Ollie Burgoyne Janice McNish...
...should like to thank you. I hope that your interest will continue, for there has never been a time in this country when the universities more needed the confidence of the community. We have had to make drastic reductions in our budgets and still face an uncertain future. To maintain our strength we need all the help we can procure. The money which is collected each year by the Harvard Fund Council is of great value, but most valuable of all is the long list of names which signifies your approval and support...
...corner of Europe was a little country whose government did not change and whose King did not drift off to exile. In 1905 he had taken an oath "to maintain the national independence and the integrity of territory," a simple thing it seemed, to promise, since the nations of Europe had all vowed to preserve forever Belgian independence and territorial integrity. But nine years later a madman in a crooked street fired a shot which found its mark. The Chancellor of Imperial Germany, a gentle, weak, and honest man, explained to the Reichstag that the nation had her back...
...Russia, and China, knowing that Japan is likely to be confronted with various international difficulties in November 1935, are steadily preparing for war. . . . Japan's desire for expansion on the Eastern Asiatic continent, manifested in her Manchurian policy, has been her unalterable policy since her foundation. . . . Japan should maintain strong pressure on the continent. Only thus can she keep at bay the Soviets' attempt to advance in the Orient...