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...Thursday of next week a Crimson team will uphold the affirmative of the same question against a negative Eli group in Symphony Hall, Boston...
...President Chiang Kai-shek. Since religion has been utterly divorced from Nationalism, no Bible or other symbol of the supernatural was in evidence. The new Chief Executive simply bowed three times before a portrait of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen (founder of the Nationalist Party), swore to uphold Dr. Sun's famed Three Nationalist Principles, and finally invoked three times as a potent witness the spirit of SUN YATSEN. When President Chiang had thus sworn, he was followed in the same ritual by five lesser Presidents, each of whom will administer one of the five Yuans into which...
Putnam is at present the leading candidate for the pilot position. He prepared for college at Milton where he directed the team in his senior year. Coming to Harvard with an excellent reputation to uphold, he fully lived up to expectations by capably piloting his team throughout the season. In addition to filling the quarterback post, he was the high scorer of the team, counting in five games four touchdowns and one field goal. In his Sophomore year Putnam began the season in suspicious fashion. His wise selection of plays combined with a certain degree of daring were largely responsible...
...good thing we did not gratify Dr. Butler's aspirations, or rather jack-aspirations, and nominate him for President. He apparently would not uphold the Constitution and would not enforce the law. . . . We should remember that Dr. Nicholas Money Butler was the campaign collector for the not too sweet-smelling Harding Administration and that he may be following some of his oil friends into the Tammany-cratic party. Dr. Butler was not called the little butler of the rich for nothing. On the whole it would seem that Dr. Butler and Mr. Raskob are imposing personalities, but only...
...feeling fine today. I had a good sleep and prunes for breakfast, thank you. As you can see, the weather's lovely here. I think I'll go fishing this afternoon. Don't forget what I said about intending to help the Farmer and to uphold the sanctity of our fine Constitution. That's about all for now. Goodbye. As everyone knows, I'll be 'on' again at 8 o'clock this evening...