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...oilmen who is not a confirmed expansionist. In his report, which he signs "Dan Moran," he noted: "During 1935, the company's marketing program centered on improving marketing methods to the exclusion of expansion. An analysis of sales at the beginning of 1935 caused the company to discard unprofitable business which amounted to more than 30,000,000 gallons annually." To the average oilman, whose god is gallonage, shrewd, popular Dan Moran's statement sounded like rank heresy...
...advising student organizations concerning their conduct, of checking up on the scholastic misdemeanors of students, of guarding against evils in the conduct of athletics, or of investigating the infringement of any college rule or regulation. For one reason or other these powers have all been thrown into the discard...
...trial period, University Hall must make the plan a reality. Under present conditions a general exodus of certain groups occurs at the end of sophomore year and deprives the houses of their truly representative character. The simplest way to keep these men in the houses would be ultimately to discard cross-sections altogether. But the present generation in college may still enjoy the benefits of genuine cross-sections if the houses can be made attractive enough to draw in the men that now prefer to live outside...
...surface seeming like an about-face and an admission of defeat, will in effect also create a highly dangerous situation. Germany must not be allowed to rejoin the League. Her only excuse for doing so has been frankly stated:-she wants to reopen the question of colonies, and discard the Versailles treaty in its entirely. Neither of these moves can possibly be countered at the present moment and as one correspondent stated in a despatch, her re-entrance would have the effect of admitting a wolf into a pack of sheep. The League is so near the brink...
...majority and minority opinions in declaring AAA unconstitutional indicated that not only would the cotton, tobacco and potato acts be found unconstitutional but the Court's vote would probably have been unanimous. Instead of waiting to receive another judicial kick in the pants, New Dealers decided to discard the pants in advance...