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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...political quidnuncs are beginning to ask whether the President may not be forced to call an extra session at an earlier date. They reason thus: Congress has been in session for one month. There are only two months left before it must disband on Mar. 4. The House has passed three appropriation bills. The Senate has not begun consideration of even one of them. If it does not do so soon, there is bound to be a last-minute rush with the opportunity for a filibuster, which might prevent their passage. In such an event, the President would practically...
...memorial dinner of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation; the date was the late President's 68th birthday anniversary; there were only two speeches after dinner. At coffee-time, Norman H. Davis, Chairman of the Foundation, arose to the introduction and ceremony of the evening, beginning with a tribute to President Wilson and working from that into citation of the merits of Viscount Cecil of Chelwood (Lord Robert Cecil), the Foundation's unanimous choice (TIME, Dec. 15") for recipient of the Woodrow Wilson
...President of the German Republic. It was stated that the President was one of the principal leaders of the great munitions strike of 1918 which, allegedly, contributed materially to Germany's defeat in the same historic year. Editor Rothardt also felt that" the President, even at this late date, should be punished for high treason...
With the same success that Professor Baker had, the manager of the Harvard Dining Halls for several years fought to have the ancient and overequipped Memorial Hall abandoned. In its place he desired an up to date, first-class cafeteria with a modern restaurant. He proposed that the college erect a two-story building, on or near Harvard Square. The ground floor was to be a cafeteria, similar to the Splendid, the second floor was to be a well furnished restaurant. His efforts were rewarded by refusals, coupled with the recommendation that the cafeteria, which was disliked by the President...
...manager has done heroic, work at Memorial. He has given excellent food and good service with the minimum use of equipment, often expediting the service by working, himself, in the kitchen. But 300 men will not support an out of date equipment, designed to serve 1,000 to 3,000. Despite a fine "esprit de corps" the Hall has failed. The reasons are under Memorial Hall in the form of a power plant, ice plant, electric laundry, a large bakery, a butcher-shop, numerous refrigerating rooms, an oversize range and roasting oven, numerous old-fash-loned steam jacketed ketties, sundry...