Word: congress
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...repeated phrase be true, that the study of the past is undertaken chiefly to serve as a basis of a man's conduct in the future, it is only natural that we should turn at this time to the congress at Versailles and wonder if the delegates assembled there will utilize the lessons of similar gatherings in the past...
...jeopardize the safety and well-being of the populace. Whether what we desire would be best accomplished under the former private ownership, under the leasehold system, or under pure government ownership is one of the many problems that must soon be settled by men in and out of Congress...
This order for registration, based upon the Act of Congress of May 20, 1918, includes all students in the University who have reached the age of 21 years since last June 5. Students at the Medical School and Divinity School, though not liable to military service, are required to register. They will be duly exempted from service by their local board. The only persons who need not register are: officers and enlisted men of the Regular Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and the National Guard and Naval Militia while in the service of the United States, and officers in the Officers...
According to the Act of Congress of May 20 last, and the proclamation of President Wilson drawn up on the same day, all men who have reached the age of 21 since June 5, 1917, are required to register tomorrow between 7 A. M. and 9 P. M. at the office of the local board having jurisdiction of the area wherein he permanently resides, or at such other place as shall be designated by such local board. The place for registration here in Cambridge is either the City Hall or the City Building in Brattle Square...
...nation. In recognizing this fact, England and France have established their coalition cabinets and have made merit the determining factor in all appointments to office. Since a year ago last April, the question of politics in our national Government has been foremost in the public mind. Leaders of Congress and the press have not been slow to lay charges of partisanship at the administration's door. It is under such conditions that the events of the last weeks have a special significance. The appointment of Schwab, Ryan, and finally Hughes to positions of importance opens a new chapter in executive...