Word: growth
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...wonderful growth of the United States during the last fifty years has been due largely to the investment of enormous sums of money in public service utilities, and this great outlay of capital has made combinations necessary. With the growth of these combinations, states have adopted laws so as properly to regulate the corporations thus formed. In order that this regulation might be fair both to the public service corporation and to the consumer, public service utility commissions have been formed and for the most part have done very commendable work in properly regulating rates and in seeing that efficient...
Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Stimson analyzed the action of Congress in regard to corporations. There are two methods of treating corporate growth; first, to recognize the necessity of the economic change and to endeavor to regulate and control it; second, to forbid and penalize all combinations. These two methods are diametrically opposed, but Congress, in the Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Act, has tried to reconcile them, but without success. When the Sherman Act was passed Congress was aware that an evil existed but did not know how to cope with it. The act was therefore made very vague...
...always been the intention of the Union to supply its instructorships from Harvard men. Thus it is that at the end of every year, when there are a number of instructorships left open by graduation, the Union is obliged to resupply. In addition to this, as a measure for growth, a particular search is made then for extra men, especially for those willing to undertake new courses. We would call the attention of every man in the University to the opportunity the Prospect Union here offers. As a social service work it is interesting and stimulating. As practical field work...
...topic of discussion was: "Does the Present Trend toward Vocational Education Threaten Liberal Culture?" E. P. Cubberley, professor of Education, Leland Stanford, Jr., University, and Mr. R. A. Woods, A.M. '10, head of the South End House, Boston, read papers on the subject. Professor Cubberley showed that the growth of high schools and state universities in the past decade was due to the fact that the common man wished a broader education for his children than the classical curriculum formerly provided; therefore, agricultural and commercial schools are demanded by popular sentiment. Mr. Woods said the new ideals of vocational institutions...
...last four or five years there has been a great growth of democratic ideas the world over. In every country the government has drawn closer to the people. In Russia, the Duma has been set up; in China, a constitutional government has been started with an organic law and a senate; in Turkey, the same step has been taken; in England, the Budget was passed over the veto of the House of Lords; and in this country, the overthrow of Cannonism by progressive Republicans and progressive Democrats has been a triumph for democracy...