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...rules of his own making, to the country. To Manhattan to address the National Republican Club went Correspondent Krock-"Arthur"' to the Presi-dent-of the great New York Times. As befitted the No. i Washington man of an independent Democratic paper, Arthur Krock attempted to present a first-hand nonpartisan picture of White House press relations. Yet before he had done he spoke in a way that may well have wounded a thin-skinned President. Describing what takes place at a White House press conference, Mr. Krock said...
...deny that any constructive plan focussing attention on the old problem of the University in relation to society is admirable in itself. The great merit of the scheme in question is the opportunity it offers the student to obtain first-hand experience of the vicissitudes of American government, whether Federal, State, or Municipal. It has the added advantage of presenting a possible entree to public work other than that offered by politics or the Civil Service. If the committee which will be responsible for placing students in their second year of internship could expand its function in an endeavor...
...alleviate the situation they describe, or it should be shown up as false and be dismissed once and for all. To start with, let them read over Mr. Donham's letter again, if mine is too long for them. Let them remember that this contains truth gained from first-hand observation, personal contacts, and that word which means so little to them, "experience." Let them consider well if their original statements were not gathered from erroneous newspaper articles, remarks of disgrunted graduates and third hand stories, coupled with their own prejudiced opinions. If this is not the case, then, realizing...
...series of articles appearing each Monday in the Crimson, which deal with current political and economic questions in the light of stock market transactions. The Crimson has been fortunate in securing the services of an astute observer of market fluctuations, whose excellent opportunity for viewing affairs on the exchange first-hand, recommends the series to readers...
...series of articles appearing each Monday in the Crimson, which deal with current political and economic questions in the light of stock market transactions. The Crimson has been fortunate in securing the services of an nature observer of market fluctuations, whose excellent opportunity for viewing affairs on the exchange first-hand recommends the series to readers...