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...although the suggestion is sound, it does not conform to the necessary requirements. It promises to excite Japan; it will require definite compromising action. Just as the plan for economic boycott is fading into the gloom of backchamber negotiations and selfish nationalism, Mr. Stimson's clarion call to action is destined to be but whistling in the wind...
...Hutchins is, as we see it, attempting to make a college education conform more nearly to the conditions which will be encountered after graduation. The student is being permitted to enter the school on recommendation, and he will be likely to obtain his position after graduation on recommendation. He is on his own while in college, but if he fails to do his work the consequences must be suffered. Likewise the business world demands the accomplishment of the task, not mere formalities which are met along the way. --Daily Illini...
...Cambridge fire station, to be erected on the plot of land between Memorial Hall and the Yard, will be of Colonial Georgian architecture, to conform with the Harvard buildings, according to information received yesterday. A preliminary appropriation has been made by the city council, and an architect will be appointed shortly, Mayor R. M. Russell '14 also stated. Work on the demolition of the Rogers Building, which now occupies this land, will begin as soon as plans are completed and construction of the station will be started during the present academic year...
...girls have set up a chart to which the boys must conform. Intelligence counts twenty points, the highest. The ability to understand the word "no" counts five percent, the lowest. Which all boils down to the fact that a young man can be ninety-five percent perfect and have a pretty good time for a dime...
...diving boards are longer than the old ones and were installed in order to conform to a new requirement of the Intercollegiate Swimming Association. The purpose of the new ruling was to require a board which would give more of a lift than did the former 14-foot ones. This will add considerably to the grace and variety of diving...