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...think it is a very poor commentary upon the intelligence of Professor Fisher. . . ."-Senator John K. Shields of Tennessee. " He attributed to Warren G. Harding utterances destitute of courage and sincerity. . . . "He did not venture to make his attack during the lifetime of Presirent Harding. Neither did he hasten to do so immediately upon his death. Fixing a finely academic eye upon the calendar, he bided his time until the 30 days of mourning had elapsed. . . . . The flags were raised to full mast once more on September 2, and on that very day Professor Fisher's tongue was loosened...
...railroads as we see them today", he continued, "are the product and climax of a hundred years of improvement and progress. In the beginning, the government refrained from restraining them in any way, and in many cases gave bounties to hasten the work of building and extending them, but gradually, more and more restrictions have been put upon them until now the government controls even rates and working hours". Mr. Hines went on to enumerate the different stages through which this development has been reached...
...substance of Dean Roscoe Pound's annual report for 1921. At present the school has 1000 students, representing some 180 different colleges. Twenty years ago but 83 colleges were represented. In order to take care of this increase in students Dean Pound hopes for a donation which will hasten the completion of Langdell Hall. He feels that it would be most unfortunate if it should be found necessary to limit the enrollment. Such an action "would be sure to exclude students whom ultimately we should prefer to some of those received...
...learning. Therefore it seems safe to conclude that the term "by the people" in the proclamation did not apply to the priests and their neophytes, and that the language was thus saved in the university. This conclusion our discoveries have proved beyond the shadow of a doubt, and I hasten to reassure the readers of my letters in regard to this mooted point...
...readers of this column the letter from Mr. Blair-Duncan (Honorary) '03 F.S. may seem somewhat of an innovation. We hasten to explain the reason for this departure...