Word: accomplishing
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
News comes from Washington that a coalition of farmer organizations and labor unions called the "People's Reconstruction League" is making plans to obtain the passage of legislation in Congress to accomplish the prompt restoration of the railroads to unified government operation; control of the meat packing industry by legislation; retention of the excess profits, estate and income tax on land holdings; short time rural credit system for farmers effected through a system of co-operative banks aided by the federal government; public ownership and development of all natural resources; and the defeat of compulsory military training...
Although agreeing with Mr. Baxter in what he says, I yet believe that he has not gone far enough into the matter. The time for the government to have given us a substantial bonus,-instead of the sixty dollars which was too little to accomplish anything with,-was at the time of discharge, after our return from overseas service, and not now. Two years have gone by; two years in which any of us left physically able, have become more or less settled, whether in college, business or profession. A real bonus at the present time, although very helpful...
...third class of producers consists of the very small companies which are engaged only in serious work. These are beset with many difficulties, but do accomplish a great deal. The Birmingham Players, who have a repertory theatre in London, have produced about one hundred and sixty plays in the last ten years...
Vinton Chapin '23 was the only University runner entered in the American Legion Meet, held yesterday afternoon, to accomplish anything. Chapin got second place in his heat, running a few inches behind Wefers, of the new York A. C., who won the second place in the finals. Chapin was eliminated in the semi-finals...
Dean Donham of the Graduate School of Business Administration in his annual report, published in part in the news columns of today's issue, calls attention to the pressing need of the school, a matter so important that it must have immediate attention, if the school is to accomplish all that was expected of it, when it was founded. In the work it has already accomplished, the Business School has proved conclusively that there is a real demand and a great need for some institution to bridge the gap between college and business, particularly for men who have been taking...