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...capacity of an Administration?or at least of three great departments of it?to discharge the high duties imposed upon it?yea, more, the peril of permitting a party to select men for such places. This Teapot Dome is a crucible in which a great political organization shall be tested, and it is found to be dross. That is the reason the elephant trembles from trunk to tail...
...well the needs of those who do not intend to enter a profession, and of those who do not know which profession they will follow. But the eight-year plan includes a preliminary general foundation equally necessary for every profession; and moreover allows plenty of time in which to select some particular one. In this way it has at least all of the advantages of the existing plan as far as the professions are concerned...
...committee to select the American team to defend the International Challenge Cup against invading Britishers, in September is: Devereux Milburn, Chairman, Robert E. Strawbridge, Sr., W. A. Harriman, Harry Payne Whitney, Louis E. Stoddard...
...Porto Rican delegation called on the President and urged that the Island be permitted to select its own executive officers and judges...
...select the three questions most discussed in connection with Harvard in the present year of our Lord they would almost assuredly be (1) the prominence of athletics; (2) the size of the college; and (3) the same old indifference. They have made the fortunes of at least two paper manufacturers; they may create in the near future, as many radio kings. And yet one man, according to the Christian Science Monitor, has the temerity to group all three issues in one speech...