Word: progressives
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...certainly be of benefit to the nation as a whole. There are times when "playing politics" may be interesting, but destructive. Keeping to the middle of the road for a short time, however, especially when the government is changing, can never be very harmful. That way, at least, lies progress...
...degree of progress of the Undergraduate Endowment Fund Drive will be definitely ascertained at a very important meeting of all dormitory chairmen at 7.30 o'clock this evening in the Living Room of the Union. At this time, form cards, which have been sent out to the chairmen, will be handed in, showing the number of men in each dormitory, the number of men approached, those subscribed, and the total amount given. From this data the percent of progress in the College will be calculated...
Initial reports on the progress of the Undergraduate Endowment Fund Drive are due from dormitory chairmen today, and must be handed in to A. Houghton '21 at the Crimson Building between 1 and 2 o'clock. These reports will provide the first definite indications of the success which the campaign is having in the College. Up to the present the statements which have been handed in have been very encouraging. In order to make this record complete all chairmen must be particularly careful to make their reports today...
...difficult problem to contend with. How many officials interpret the rules alike? No two in my mind. Some are very lenient, others very strict. I may say the officiating is very unsatisfactory as the players cannot tell just how to play. All this has a tendency to retard the progress of the game as a national indoor pastime. There is no reason why basketball should not be as popular with the youth of our nation in the fall and winter months as baseball is in the summer. There is no question about its attractiveness and its tendency to develop both...
...Union, Mark Sheldon, Australian Commissioner to the United States, will address a meeting, open to all members of the Union, on the subject of "Australian Problems." Mr. Sheldon will deal especially with the labor situation in Australia, on which he is a noted authority, and will point out the progress made in that country toward making its workers the best treated in the world...