Word: chapter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...President's response was almost inaudible. The silver-haired clerk of the Supreme Court held out a Bible* that had been the property of the President's grandfather. A purple ribbon held it open at the first chapter of St. John. The President kissed it perfunctorily...
...hardly got beneath the surface. What are these subjects supposed to do for a man? What have they done for the men of your acquaintance who have gone farthest in them? What territory do they cover? If each were summed up in a single volume, what would be the chapter headings of that volume? (For some of those chapter headings will be the titles of the courses you will take if you concentrate there). Above all, what sort of a "view of life" does each one take...
...third bill now pending before the Legislature, is a petition recommending the annulment of Article 3, Chapter of the State Constitution, which gives the Legislature the right to advise and assist in the government of the University. The petition is drawn up by V. W. H. Bates '19 and sponsored by Representative A. F. Blanchard...
...gained. Intellectual weaklings grow hirsute and become mental Sampsons! If anyone still doubts the effectiveness of this superstition and fetish worship, let him read Professor Tozzer's new book. Let him test it as other religions are often tested: by popularity, and by pragmatism. Professor Tozzer's interesting chapter shows that the whole college world practices it today and that its adherents are satisfied of its effectiveness...
...Blanchard's bill reads as follows: "Petition of V. N. H. Bates for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the authority of the General Court to make alterations in the government of Harvard College." This petition is intended to bring about the annulment of Article 3, Chapter 5, of the Constitution which gives the Legislature the right to advise and assist in the government of the University. It was because of this clause that the former attempt to meddle with University affairs was made possible. When this article is annulled it will be impossible for the Legislature...