Word: statements
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Princeton, Harvard was the favorite; she no longer is. It has been said that only a touch of adversity is needed to bring out the dormant Harvard spirit. Let us prove the truth of this statement to the world...
...applications for tickets for the Harvard-Yale football game will positively close on Thursday evening at 6 o'clock, according to the final statement made by F. W. Moore '93, graduate treasurer of the H. A. A., yesterday. It was further explained that any rumors to the effect that tickets would go on sale publicly after that time were entirely unfounded, since there are only 48,000 seats for some 70,000 possible applicants from both universities...
...writer bewails the fact that so small a number of ballots were cast in the elections of last Tuesday, and goes on to say that "Such a disgraceful lack of interest in class affairs must surely arouse the indignation of all undergraduates." In view of your published figures this statement is rather absurd. Do you desire that the 1566 recalcitrant students who did not vote should become fiercely indignant with themselves, or do you think that the 389 faithful voters constitute the entire body of undergraduates...
...that is not all. The railroads would be bought for their "actual value," whatever that may mean. Labor, according to Mr. Plumb, would not accept the present capitalization of the roads as a true statement of their worth. But how would the true worth be estimated? The courts have ruled that "just compensation" means payment at market value; Mr. Plumb says it does not--a bold assertion, indeed. Endless confusion and too many chances for manipulation are involved in determining this issue...
Governor Calvin Coolidge yesterday issued a statement addressed to the University undergraduates thanking them for their services during the recent police strike, and urging them to support the officers of the state in their efforts to enforce law and order now and in the future. The complete text of the statement, given out at the State Capitol, follows...