Word: electively
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...second election, it is expected that Socialists, Democrats and Centrists will join forces to elect a purely Republican Candidate. Ex-Chancellor Wilhelm Marx seemed their probable choice; but it would be rash to predict that he will win, for the attitude of the Socialists toward a Catholic candidate is not likely to be unanimous and the monarchically inclined parties were considered just as likely to coalesce in the last effort to snatch a victory. It seems a fair assumption that either Marx or Jarres will be Germany's next President...
...excluded. This state of affairs is made possible because of the fact that certain private schools are sending men to Harvard every year in groups, while the public school men often come singly from schools scattered all over the country. At present, the private school men are united and elect the class officers, while the public school men, feeling that they cannot break down the bulwark of convention set up by the private school men, remain disunited. So with every advantage on their side, private school graduates condemn studies, and in their desire to be great little...
...advanced to where the crowd was thickest before the stands. They made way for him. He addressed a policeman who was holding the crowd back. "Is everything ready?" he asked. The policeman looked at him. "Yes, sir," he answered. "I am the President-elect," the man announced. "I am here for the inauguration...
Again the clock was set back ? this time five minutes. The Sergeant at Arms announced: "The Chairman and members of the Joint Committee on Arrangements escorting the Vice President-elect." In company with Senator Curtis, General Dawes strode up the aisle to the rostrum. Senator Cummins motioned him to his side. Mr. Dawes sat down unceremoniously and promptly rose when he saw that no one else sat down. The audience laughed out loud...
Today at 1.30 the picture of the University basketball team will be taken at Notman's Studio. After the picture the members of the team will elect the captain...