Word: sham
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...School, Mr. John Bassett Moore, who is the American chosen to be a member of the World Court of the League of Nations. At this reception Professor Sayre spoke on "Arbitration in History" and Mr. Moore spoke on "World Courts." In December Mr. George W. Wicker-sham of New York addressed the Society on "Some Practical Considerations in the Practice of the Law." Through the courtesy of the faculty the January meeting was addressed by another of its guests, Sir John W. Salmond, the author of several works on legal subjects, and the representative of New Zealand at the Limitation...
...increase in revenue. Not only is the Chinese government sorely in demand for money, but her infant industries need a reasonable amount of protection. These are rights which are undeniably due the Chinese people, unless the integrity of their country is to continue to be a baseless sham...
Professor Irving Babbitt '89, speaking at a meeting of the Liberal Club last night on "True and Sham Liberals", emphasised the point that the struggle of today was not between conservatives and liberals, but between true and sham liberals. He defined the true liberal as a man who believes in fair play, moderation, and compromise; the sham liberal as a man who puts forward secondary virtues as primary ones. For instance he professes sincerity, open-mindedness, and a forward looking spirit; whereas the actual questions are those of right or wrong, selection, and real imaginary questions. Therefore...
Irving Babbitt '89, professor of French Literature at the University and a literary critic of authority, will speak to the Liberal Club on "Sham and True Liberals" at the Cranford Club tonight at 6 o'clock...
Irving Babbitt '89, Professor of French Literature, will be the lecturer at a meeting of the Club in the rooms of the Cranford Club on March 31, when he will use as his subject, "Sham and True Liberals." At the next meeting, on April 7, Harold Scott will speak. He is a wellknown engineer and industrial efficiency expert; his lecture will have a technical trend. The Liberal Club is planning to have him lecture at M. I. T. also...