Word: maintained
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...however, a member of any fraternal organization,* and it is felt that while there is no question of the excellence of such an organization that is headed by Secretary of Labor James J. Davis, the appearance of discrimination, as the cause or much embarrassment, must be avoided, to maintain his present position." ¶Chief Look Out and 20 lusty redskins of the Osage tribe came to the White House to present an eagle feather to their "Great White Father." ¶The President asked Congress to appropriate $1,063,000 for the construction of additional helium plants...
...magazine and newspaper articles, no ordinary library staff can possibly be expected to find its way round. Only expert special librarians can keep the material properly catalogued, filed and ready for quick reference. Some cities of the United States are now spending tens of thousands of dollars annually to maintain such reference service in the "business branch" of their public libraries...
...without doubt the result of hard work and ability, but it does seem to be evidence of an unhealthy attitude on the part of the American public. An interest in athletics is natural and desirable but when commercialized to the present extent it loses something fundamental. Cities and towns maintain representative athletic teams for advertising purposes, spectators attend to wager on the outcome and players play for material gain. Sport has ceased to be sport; it has become an industry, with managers, capitalists, publicity agents, official publications and all the other features of any big business enterprise...
...which it obtained from the New York bankers. Faced with revolution, the conservative government in 1912 again asked for assistance, and a legation guard was stationed at Managua. The alternative was a recurrence of political and financial anarchy. The marines stayed from 1912 until 1924 and their presence helped maintain order, although it caused resentment in Central America and evoked the cry of "dollar imperialism." In 1919 Nicaragua was able to buy back her railway and in 1924 her bank which had been controlled by the New York bankers pending the stabilization of Nicaragua's currency...
...little good by itself. Those sincere enough to refuse such a promise will lose their party, but drinking will not be decreased. Those who accept it without compliance with its spirit will in all probability be able to find loopholes by whch they will be able to maintain their pledged word without serious detriment to their enjoyment. The only cases where a pledge to "obey law" will accomplish its purpose will be among those who are willing to cooperate in all particulars with the spirit of the faculty's policy. Until the mass of student opinion conforms with his last...