Word: citizenship
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Mondell began by discussing the relation of college men to politics. He said that it was unfortunate "that those who are best trained and qualified to exercise the duties of citizenship seem to be the most inclined to shirk them." Referring to the "Get out the Vote" movement he exclaimed, "Vote wisely or unwisely, but Vote...
...undergraduate body--whether it will get all that it can out of the Union. There is an opportunity which only waits for leadership. The Union can be the means for giving to a Harvard education something which it has too often heretofore lacked--a sense of citizenship. It is the logical place for holding discussion groups, for having speakers on questions which every educated man should know about...
...question is whether America will allow itself to be degraded into a communistic or socialistic State or whether it will remain American. Those who want to continue to enjoy the high state of American citizenship will resist all attempts to encroach upon the power of the courts." In closing, he praised the disarmament treaties and the Experts' (Dawes) Plan. In Chicago, Mr. Dawes maintained a continued silence which has endured since his speech on agriculture at Lincoln (TIME, Sept. 8). One of his chief occupations was the preparation of a speech for delivery in Milwaukee-pointblank at Mr. LaFollette...
...thought Japanese living in California would stay there or move to another part of the U. S., he replied: "I personally believe that a majority are determined to remain where they are. There is a group of exclusionists who are agitating to deprive American-born Japanese of their American citizenship, but I do not believe there will be any trouble if the Japanese population does not increase much. I hear some Japanese immigrants arriving at Seattle were mistreated by immigration officials, but I do not believe this is the fault of the American Government, but probably...
...pick up some information- information of the rudimentary kind. He can find out, if he needs to, Why Are Political Parties?, How Men Get into Politics, Who Picks Your Candidate?, What Is a Political Boss? (Chapter headings.) Much sound primary knowledge is included, combined with exhortation to good citizenship. Probably the easiest way to get the information is to give it to "Junior" and let him stump you with questions...