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...tear through for bigger and more numerous gains than he has in his two previous games this fall. He will not be, however, the only effective line plunger in the Stadium contest. Captain Kyle of the Indiana team weighs 190 pounds and is sure to make the Crimson defense exert itself to the utmost to stop...
Although President Obregon may not realize it, he has given to this country the greatest weapon of influence in Mexico that it has yet had in its possession. By inculcating in these students American ideals and methods of though, these various colleges can exert a very wholesome, though somewhat long-distance control of affairs south of the border. It will take time for the effect to become evident, but if the embryo statesmen are given the proper attention and treatment, a gringo tinge will surely appear in the actions of the Mexican government before many years have passed...
...seldom that a dispassionate man feels called upon to answer an attack upon the existing order of things. But, having read the communication you printed last Friday under the heading of "The Mental Luxury of Conservatism," and realizing the enormous force such communications exert on the public opinion of our community and the insidious threat they offer to the very existence of Boston society, I think it necessary to reply. Being neither a Northeasterner nor a Middle-Westerner, I truest that I am not partisan...
...both at the dormitories and in the Yard. It is a disgraceful fact that many do not care enough about their elections to take a short walk. At least it would be worth while to see if these delinquents would fall into line if they didn't have to exert themselves too much; also, they would have no "alibi" for not voting. J. K. WHITE...
...Labor unions all welcome the cooperation of the public in the development of the best possible social and industrial systems and hope that people will appreciate why the unions oppose all the so called 'efficiency' systems that seek to force workers to exert themselves beyond all reasonable limits and that will result in their physical and mental harm. In these days of highly developed machinery, it is inconceivable that ample production cannot be had on an eight-hour basis. At the present time, at least, it is hypocritical to ask laborers to work longer hours and produce more with hundreds...