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...cited, but, as the author asserts, cease to be amusing when one considers that those now in the colleges are to inherit the responsibilities of citizenship. Here is much food for thought. It would seem that the elementary and secondary schools, and even the homes are not fulfilling their task of fundamental education. And to quote Professor West in regard to the responsibility of the college in this direction: "Students are being taught to answer quite glibly academic questions of a decided erudite character, while at the same time they are losing contact with the world about them...
Both Mr. Forbes and General Wood are admirably fitted for the task set them. The former has served in high official capacities in the Islands since 1904. In 1908 President Roosevelt made Mr. Forbes Vice-Governor of the Philippines, and in November, 1909, President Taft appointed him Governor-General, a position which he held until September...
...over fifty years we had been guaranteed open transit across the Isthmus, but had been forced repeatedly to intervene, often at the request of Columbia, who owned Panama, in order to protect our interests there. After the failure of the French canal project, the United States undertook the task of the construction of the water route across the continent. As long as there was a possibility that the United States would locate operations in Nicaragua, the Colombian government favored the Panama plan. But after the decision in favor of its present site, the Colombians repudiated their attitude, an act which...
...United States, for example, the political curses honorum might be likened to a tall laddor which the politician, starting ordinarily at the bottom ascends rung by rung. The climb is long, laborious, and slow. The educated American, ever impatient of results, is not temperamentally equipped for the task, and easily deviates into fields where his ability will reap him a more speedy and direct compensation. On the other hand, the political apprenticeship of the Englishman is of short duration. He serves first in the borough council, and immediately afterwards is eligible to the House of Commons. There are no tedious...
...triangular meet today Coach Bingham's charges face the crucial test that is to decide their place in sports collegiate. No easy task is theirs: the heat of competition has already tried the mettle of the Ithacan and Hanoverian and proved its worth. It will be a trial by fire, a fierce attempt to obliterate the stain of old defeat...