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Neither the number nor the length of our months is governed by the moon or any natural law which means that the months may be changed as the country sees fit. In this new form the months would be named as followed: January, February, Liberty, March...
...calendar which would give this country "equal months," or months exactly four weeks in length has been proposed by the American Calendar Association, and a bill to that effect introduced in Congress. This simplified form has been approved by many authorities and, according to the plans of its inventors, it could be adopted on Sunday, the first day of the year 1922, without causing any noticeable inconvenience...
...change from the usual requirements has been made this year in that the length of the poem need not be restricted to 50 lines. All manuscript must bear an assumed name and must be accompanied by a sealed letter containing the true name of the writer and superscribed with the assumed name. The competition is only open to undergraduates of Harvard College. All manuscripts should be left at University 4, at the office of the Secretary of the Faculty, by 5 P. M., April...
...last six years the Mexican Government has adopted the policy of goading the United States just as far as it is safe, stopping short only when it seems that open war is the next step. American troops have been on the border all that length of time, even when they were badly needed in France. Mexico has been a thorn not only in our side, but in that of Europe as well. The latter will soon reach the limit of their patience. Our much-touted Monroe Doctrine is going to be an embarrassment to any administration we may elect. Euro...
...altruistic purposes will do great good, and hopes that competition for the prizes may be nation-wide. Any American citizen is eligible to compete. The essays are to be submitted in typewritten form on or before October 1, 1920, to the secretary of the American Economic Association. No definite length is prescribed for the essays, but it is expected that each will constitute a small monograph of from 7,500 to 25,000 words. All inquiries regarding the contest should be addressed to the secretary of the American Economic Association, Goldwin Smith Hall, Ithaca...