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...truth is always to be sought for and made known, no matter how unpleasant, but the assertion that Harvard has reached the apex of its glory and is launched on the period of its decay strikes me as both groundless and unpolitic...
...Harvard, despair of hope! The fatal symptom cannot be mistaken. The oldest college in America has reached the apex of its glory. We can now only pray that its period of decadence be as long drawn out as was Rome...
According to the chart worked out in Mr. Babson's office. American business prosperity started on its upward path in 1915, and reached its apex in 1920. The lowest point of depression will be reached in June of this year, and from then will begin a steady improvement, which will bring business back to the normal again in 1925. "In 1915," explained Mr. Babson, "we were due for a time of prosperity, but nothing like the immense growth we had. At present, however, I can see no hope for a big spurt in business...
...standard drama set to jingling tunes. But the sequence was broken in 1908 with the presentation of "When Congress Comes to Princeton," a historical play of considerable merit. This radical departure from the usual regime paved the way for a more varied assortment of musical comedies which reached its apex around...
...plot is a triangle but it is isosceles. At the apex is the charming, magnetic feature of Mme. Morelli, who has followed a thorny path to operatic success. Richard Northcote, artist, half-paralyzed, bereft of inspiration by his separation from Mme. Morelli, and his wife Elsie (married in an absent-minded moment), complete the eternal problem...