Word: grounded
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...when the National Committee met last week, opposition to carrying out the plan of reducing the South's delegations at once developed. Senator Pepper of Pennsylvania proposed an alternative, on the ground that it was unjust to deprive Southern districts of any direct representation in the Convention. Senator Howell of Nebraska and Senator Bursum of New Mexico made a stand against annulment of the reform-to no avail. Without a roll call the South was restored its full delegate strength-and a little bit more- and to offset the latter other States were also given increased representation...
...covered, but buried under the weight of philosophical argument and all kinds of analysis. But there are several remarks about the Christmas carol services which it is necessary to make. A keen observer, by reading a few of the signs posted in conspicuous places, might have discovered that the ground floor was reserved for the "Faculty and friends," and for "Students and friends," while the gallery was reserved for "Harvard and Radcliffe students only." After a certain period, when it was considered that everyone belonging to one of these favored classifications had availed himself of his privileges or else...
Without condemning Mr. Wesson's system of grouping, there is room for criticism on the ground that he has given undue attention to the importance of social divisions just as Mr. Lamont may perhaps have over-stressed the importance of the school background. Without a doubt both these phenomena are of the greatest importance, but after all they are merely different symptoms of the same general situation. The possibility of dividing up Harvard into small social groups and of discovering the precise school affiliations of each group is infinite...
Department of the Interior. Secretary Work presented an exceptionally brief report summarizing the work of his Department including the Pension Bureau, Patent Office, reclamation projects and Howard University (Negro). His recommendations included increased pensions for Civil War veterans and their widows, to be granted solely on the ground of their growing age and infirmities...
...even though the proposed committees only scratch the ground, something has been accomplished. France, Great Britain, and to some extent and with great trepidation the United States have conjoined once more. The issue has not demanded much sacrifice of policy on the part of any; but if better understanding can possibly result between those nations and throughout the peoples of those nations, mountains of trouble may eventually be moved...