Word: controls
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Democratic Club have breathed a deep sigh of relief at Mr. Brown's unequivocal refusal. There can be no question but that the Harvard Democratic Club can do its work more effectively without the membership of those who profess to believe with La Follette and Wheeler that government should control industry, that railroad rates can be materially decreased while wages are increased, and that the Supreme Court is an institution with which politicians may freely tamper...
...principle of the community chest, which has been in successful operation for so considerable a time in other large cities that an explanation is superfluous, is the obvious solution, and has been so considered by the committee in addition to providing control of finances, moreover, the community chest may also serve as a powerful weapon against undesirable institutions. Although this consideration seems to have escaped the committee, it has been thoroughly established by experiment in other cities. An organization which has not received the stamp of approval of the community chest by being included in its budget may fairly...
...make a greater effort to humanize its courses, and undoubtedly the parents could help by changing their attitude as to the comparative values of athletics, etc., and studies. Still, it is to be considered that the school has charge of the boys during their formative years, that they directly control their conduct and influence their character. As far as leadership, physical condition, and moral standards are concerned, they certainly succeed in developing fine boys, but when it comes to preparing their students for any sort of intellectual broadening or creating in them a real desire for knowledge...
...fact after fact, written into his legislative or congressional or ambassadorial or presidential life. Nothing counts in politics but facts. I shall vote for Senator La Follette because his record shows him to be a man whose chief interest has been the relief of the many from the control...
...Skinner, G. '17, before the La Follette adherents tonight. Professor Skinner is one of the presidential electors for La Follette and has long been a staunch supporter of Senator La Follette and his cause. He is professor of Sociology at Tufts University and Chairman of the League for Democratic Control. He is director of the National Economics League, Massachusetts branch, an ordained minister of the Universalist Church. He took the degree M.A. from St. Lawrence University in 1904, and is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society...