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Chase, substitute fielder on the 1928 nine, replaced the veteran Ullman at second base, and though the shift did not add to the team's attack, Chase made several hard stops around the mid-way sector, accepting three chances without the semblance of an error. Coach Mitchell also changed his batting order in the hope of improving the team's scoring power. Chauncey was moved up to the sixth place, Sullivan at the same time dropping to the next to the last post...
...most significant issue is that of "rural" v. "urban" representation. Rural communities dominate Congress, but the shift of population is to urban centres. (In 1910, 54% of the people of the U.S. lived on farms or in little villages; in 1920, only 48%.) Rural Congressmen of both parties want no change, lest in the change the urban powers get control of the parties...
Sirs : I am employed with one of the largest concerns of news dealers in the U. S. (Fred Harvey, Union Station, Chicago), working on the second shift and attending law school in the forenoon. ... I formed the habit of studying TIME and find it the most delightful little magazine on the market. . . . . . . So far not one of our customers who has bought TIME failed to return. It is a pleasure to sell TIME, since this can be done with the full knowledge that the customer gets his money's worth and will always find it enlightening and, what...
There were two important reasons which led to the split, and consequent shift to Northfield of the conference this year. The first was the fact that Silver Bay is not conveniently located for New England students. The short distance from Cambridge to Northfield is in fact expected to increase considerably the size of this summer's Harvard delegation. The second reason is that Northfield was the original site of these conferences, and thus has a close connection with them. Before Silver Bay was picked in 1920, there was an uninterrupted succession of 24 annual student gatherings at Northfield...
...fact that social obligations are beginning to rest upon the business man is deplorable, for the business group is unable, as yet, to cope with the social responsibility which this shift of position necessitates. This group is able to place a check upon the new scientific tendency of mind, if it so desires...