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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Princeton series was tied on May 24, when a long triple by J. L. Knowles '19 in the seventh inning scored three runs, winning what looked like certain defeat. Hardell and Felton, who pitched for the University, were supported by almost air-tight fielding...
While we feel that the structure of American society is too sound to crumble like that of Russia and that Mr. Gompers was exaggerating to carry a point, nevertheless we believe national prohibition will involve grave economic consequences. According to the labor leaders of St. Louis, twenty-five thousand men in that city alone will be thrown out of work. Throughout the Middle West, in Missouri, Illinois, and Wisconsin, the same story can be told; thousands of men trained to a certain trade suddenly thrown on the mercy of the country. No handicraft during the period of the industrial Revolution...
...United States Navy suggests that that too will, soon be accomplished. Secretary Daniels has told of the plans for a flight across the Pacific, to be made by a government sea-plane in the near future. If that also, is successful, we may consider that the air; like the land and water, has been made an instrument of man, and may soon expect...
...great actions are not accomplished by a middle course. But the function of a periodical is not acts, but an intelligent discussion of acts. It must interpret the news, and to do so adequately it should not be swayed by passion. The present attitude of the "New Republic" is like that of the little boy who refuses to play because he has not received his full share of the pie, and is correspondingly useless. An attitude like that of "Harvey's Weekly", on the other hand, which indiscriminately damns all acts of President Wilson just because they are his acts...
There is a special need for books in courses on Government, History, Economics, Music, and the like, as opposed to the numerous. French, Spanish and German text-books which are usually donated...