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...Esperanto, Volapuk, Ido, Novial, Occidental he rejected as unrealistic, improbable. Instead he hit upon the idea of making a simplified form of English, thinks it has a good chance of becoming the international auxiliary language of the future. Though the arguments in favor of his choice would be more cogent if he were a Frenchman. Turk or Prussian, he advances four potent claims: 1) English is now "the natural or governmental" language of over 500,000,000 people. 2) It is the second language of the Far East. 3) It is the language of more than 800 of the world...
...extremely unlikely that any of the companies involved are innocent for reasons set forth before, and their attempt to capitalize on the popularity and prestige of Lindbergh has only created a great argument about the motives of the Spotless One. These tactics will do them no good, for the cogent and unanswerable fact that, men have made enormous and illegitimate fortunes out of government subsidies fraudulently obtained still remains, and if there has been some slight injustice done--and this is most unlikely--it is far outweighed by the good that will derive from the cleaning up of an intolerable...
...spring from a full-blooded and passionate interest in one or more fields, and a desire to further present accomplishments in them. Anyone who lacks these qualities should be scrupulously debarred. To this end, a more flexible method of admissions will have to be devised, requiring possibly a cogent statement by the candidate of his purpose in coming to the School, and an oral examination to decide his acceptability in the light of this statement...
...said to be participating in a public performance, and, consequently, should not be subject to the rule forbidding men on probation to take part in such activities. Another part of the same rule states that men on probation shall not "represent the University in athletics or otherwise." The most cogent argument against this is that these men are not representing the University at all, but are representing their respective Houses. If the University is to be consistent in its policy of giving to the Houses a certain measure of autonomy, it surely cannot persist in regarding what is purely...
There are certain cogent arguments against the employment of student waiters in the Houses that have influenced the University's attitude thus far. It has been found at the Union and at the Business and Medical Schools, where student waiting is in operation, that a number of waiters have had to resign because of sickness, course conflicts, and the pressure of their studies. For these reasons, and because they work only every other day, and have to be excused when taking examinations, they have in the past been found to be less efficient than full-time waitresses. Furthermore, in developing...