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...Museum of Art, New York. He taught at the Andover Theological Seminary, and from 1908 to 1922 was Andover Professor of the Hebrew Language and Literature at Harvard. From 1922 to his death he held the Hancock professorship, which is one of the oldest in the University. He is best known for his book on "The Meaning of Ephor", and at the time of his death, was working on a treatise of some portions of the Book of Judges, which was nearly ready for publication...
Professor Baxter, writing for a group of laymen whose knowledge of the subject is at best meagre, gives as the reasons of the U. S. not recognizing the Soviet Union, first the failure of the Soviet government to acknowledge the debts of preceding governments, second, the unwillingness of the Russian government to restore or make compensation for confiscated property of American citizens, and third, the alleged participation of the Russian government in propaganda conducted in foreign slates by the Third International. In not exposing these reasons as the shallow mockeries they are, Professor Baxter is guilty of almost criminal negligence...
...these are the best reasons that can be adduced for the non-recognition of the U. S. S. R., and I think they are, I think that recognition might well take place at once. Lawrence B. Cohen Jr., President Harvard Socialist Club...
...groups. The proposal of building exclusively for student activities met better reception, but there was danger that it might fall in its purpose through lack of patronage, since the powerful Triangle club has removed to quarters of its own. The proposed university center is planned to combine the best features of both, in that, as the seat of activities, it will not tend to be left to the nonclubmen alone...
...increase of the number of places for balloting are, however, immediately practicable. In addition to Sever, Pierce, and Harvard Halls, Mallinckrodt and Widener suggest themselves as likely to be visited by eligible voters. The extension of time for balloting is quite as important. The afternoon hours are best adapted to Mallinckrodt and Widener, the morning to the others. Voting on two successive flays is a workable solution of this problem. The necessity for more supervisors can easily be met by increasing the membership of the Junior Polls Committees; and the result can hardly, fall to be a substantial enlargement...