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Dates: during 1930-1939
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President Lowell has always shunned publicity; his public speeches on non-educational subjects have been limited. In making his debut over the radio last night he did not break away from his established custom. It was not so much as President of Harvard, but rather as Professor Lowell of the Government Department that he was speaking. As such his opinions demand wide recognition since there are few who will challenge his knowledge of world governmental affairs. In asking that the United States and the League of Nations cooperate in effecting an economic boycott on Japan he gave his assenting vote...
...January 14th a small group of Harvard students instigated a riot in the cars of the Boston Elevated after the Harvard-Minnesotta hockey game. Similar incidents have occurred far too often during the past three years. Subway riots have become a custom...
...South the homicide rate among Negroes is higher than among whites. This may be explained by the facts that i) uneducated Negroes believe they cannot obtain justice in courts equally with whites; 2) the custom of carrying concealed weapons is more common among Negroes. Other factors contributing to Southern homicides: illiteracy, heat, loose firearms laws...
...this appointment, President Hoover returns to the custom of selecting an Eastern man to fill our chief diplomatic position. Exceptional circumstances have sometimes justified a change in this custom. Normally, however, the ambassador should come from those states which by geographical position and economic relations are in closer touch with English affairs. From this point of view the choice is an excellent...
Since the turn of the century it has been the custom for each country, which is host to the worlds athletes during their efforts to gain Olympic laurels, to stage an exhibition match of its favorite game. As college football was felt to represent a popular and at the same time amateur sport, various students from East and West were invited to participate. The academic regulations at Harvard forbid students to play in such contests while they are candidates for degrees, but the eligibility of graduates for such a team is unquestioned. W. B. Wood...