Word: generalisms
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After a three week's trial the system adopted by the Harvard Dining Association has abundantly proved its worth. The figures speak for themselves. Cost of general board has barely exceeded the Corporation's guarantee, and but for an error in judgment during the second week, would have been below the $4 figure. Average total cost of board was less than $5 per week, an improvement over the average total cost for the past four years. The figures of membership are equally encouraging...
...General Stewart L. Woodford, LL.D., D.C.L., President of the National Federation of Hughes Clubs, spoke in the Union last night on Governor Hughes as a presidential candidate...
...General Woodford said that every patriotic and wise man in considering a candidate for any great office should ask first, "Is he fit?" and second, "Is he available?" In answer to the first of these questions General Woodford said that he had known Gov. Hughes since the latter graduated from college, and that he had at once recognized in him a genius for work. He distinguished himself as counsel for the commission which was investigating the gas system of New York, and in 1905-06 by his honesty and courage procured the punishment of the guilty officers of the great...
...availability, his ability to win votes, General Woodford said, everyone of the 15,000,000 policy holders of the insurance companies of America would gratefully cast his ballot for Hughes, and he is the only candidate who can certainly carry the 39 electoral votes of New York so necessary to Republican success...
...expressed his thanks to the members of the club for their kindly interest, which he greatly appreciated. Mr. Taft said, however, that he did not expect to be in Boston in the near future because of numerous other engagements. It was also announced at the meeting that Postmaster-General George Von L. Meyer would probably speak to the club on April...