Word: extended
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Eleventh Amendment of the Constitution the judicial powers of the United States do not extend to any suit "commenced or prosecuted" by the citizens of one state against any other of the United States. The interpretation of this amendment was recently brought into question before the Supreme Court in a controversy between the state of Georgia and the city of Chattanooga...
...Board of Directors will consist of four Russian and four British members. The object of the company is to finance the exportation of grain from Russia and sell it in Britain, France, Italy and Southern European countries. The "Big Five" * British Banks were reported to be willing to extend credit up to ?1,000,000 (about $4,500,000) for the use of the company...
After Premier Bruce's proposals came the offer of the British Government, through Sir Philip Lloyd-Graeme, President of the Board of Trade, to extend a preferential tariff to the Dominions on dried fruits, dried currants, preserved fruits, sugar, tobacco. The offer is liable to alteration and enlargement in subsequent discussion. The Dominion representatives received the Imperial Government's offer with much gratification. India, however, complained that as most of her exports went to foreign lands, she would receive no advantages under the proposal...
There can be no doubt that every effort has been made to extend the Union as a club. But unalterable facts prevent any complete success. Under existing conditions, which are unlikely to change very rapidly, the membership is, speaking generally, limited to those who belong to no other club. There is little to be gained by trying to force the Union down an unwilling throat; it is too likely to react unfavorably on the agent...
...likely that a demand for specific vocational courses in the extension system will effect the trend of undergraduate study. The university, whose college maintains the tradition of a liberal education, may extend its services by giving courses for which the community about it feels a need. Such a policy demands no change in educational ideals, but it does afford a new field for their development. If it is the function of a university to diffuse knowledge and culture, a method of direct teaching by the extension system may reach the older generation more effectively than does the publication...