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...remain the masters of our own situation. The United States is perfectly entitled to reduce the gold content of the dollar. There is much to be said for this policy, not only for America but for the rest of the world; but we must be firmly resolved to maintain the relative exchange value of our own currency at a figure adjusted to our own wage levels." The Financial News looked at the idea of an exchange duel with the U. S. with some complacency: "We would stand to win an advantage. Despite the situation created by the abandonment...
...Macchi seaplane with a 2,800-h. p. Fiat motor driving two propellers. One after another these machines dove into Lake Garda, carrying to death in turn the crack pilots of the high speed school-Monti, Bellini, Dal Molin. Neri-until last month when Agello triumphed. British airmen maintain that the Macchi's phenomenal speed is due to a reduced wing span which makes its landing speed more than two miles a minute, a lower safety factor than is permitted in Great Britain. The S. B.-Rolls-Royce ship which won the last Schneider Trophy for Great Britain landed...
...another manner, as well, the Critic has failed to maintain the policies which formed its original excuse for being; it has to a large extent, ceased "to criticize the University and its policies." While essays on general subjects of national or international interest are unquestionably readable, they do not represent the most efficacious mode of expression of a publication such as the Critic. It is the only undergraduate publication devoted entirely to articles and essays; it is in touch with undergraduate affairs; while comments on the state of the world are best to be found in such magazines...
...there are lighter touches. When the Widow Quinn bargains with lily-livered Shawn to get the playboy out of the way, when the drunken Flaherty endeavors to maintain a fatherly dignity, when the playboy discovers his good looks, when "Pegeen" upbraids him as a pretender, then does Synge bring to the foreground his intimacy with the Irish humors...
...neck in the League race with 1.000 per cent, the Crimson having won two League contests, the Lions five. Harvard now stands second in the association with .667, and will not have a chance to raise its percentage until Thursday, May 6, when Pennsylvania arrives in Cambridge. Columbia will maintain its record of .887 percent at any rate until Monday, May 10, when they engage with Princeton on Thursday, May 13, when they have a double-header scheduled with the Big Green...