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...students are afforded the opportunity for a thorough education, while the lectsurely man finds little difficulty in ekeing out the required minimum marks. Despite the attractiveness of added remuneration from a wealthy upper stratum those who suggest panaceas for stricken budgets should consider that a university ought primarily to maintain its scholastic standard. The proposal of the Graduate's Magazine, if adopted, would injure the University's reputation and attract a group sure to be stagnant and barren of any real worth other than financial...
...imposed. As for the Sales Tax, he was opposed to that but he would levy it "or any other kind" to balance the Budget. His face grew red and his voice sharp as he told his colleagues that it was their ''paramount duty" to supply revenue to maintain the Government's financial integrity. If the Budget was not balanced, he warned, foreigners would withdraw their deposits from the U. S., the dollar would be driven off the gold standard, every bank in the land would be closed in 60 days and ''a financial panic that has never been equaled...
...tomatoes off the statue of Alma Maler, in the course of rioting following the expulsion of a student editor, three issues stand out: the justice of the editor's criticism of the John Jay dining halls, the justice of his expulsion, and the attitude which University administrators should maintain towards undergraduate editors...
...Majesty's Government will not be swayed by threats of force or sudden alarms," the House of Commons was promptly assured by Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary of State for India. "It is the duty of this country to maintain law and order...
There are in the U. S. more than 100 Negro weeklies, semi-weeklies & thrice-weeklies, but of many efforts to establish and maintain a Negro daily none has succeeded. Discerning Negro editors recognize several reasons, 1) In large cities big department stores do not want Negro trade, would not advertise in a Negro daily. 2) White dailies widely cover the Negro field. 3) Most neighborhood stores are slow to advertise anywhere, would choose a Negro paper last. In the face of such obstacles the Atlanta World last fortnight stepped up its publication from thrice-weekly to daily, proudly declared itself...