Word: maintained
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...number of peace prizes is multiplied, the volume of interest diminishes. The Bok plan received front page space; the Filene project drew substantial newspaper copy; the latest peace prize award remains unnoticed. Doctor Jordan of Leland Stanford has been granted the Herman prize for the best educational plan to maintain peace; its effect is too easily calculable...
...Thomas wants to criticize American universities," asked one army officer, "why does he not maintain some sort of consistency at least for the duration of a single interview? Why does he advocate 'real freedom of speech' for teachers and permission for them to teach their own views, and then turn right about and oppose the same freedom of teaching by military men because 'the attitude toward life of the army officers in control of the R. O. T. C. is certain to communicate itself, in a certain extent, to the students...
...expense account.) Comment: 1) "Good example of economy." 2) "False economy; public travel too dangerous." ¶ In Chicago the President telephoned and asked the health of General Charles G. Dawes. At luncheon in the Drake Hotel he spoke to the Commercial Club saying: "We cannot hope indefinitely to maintain our country as a specially favored community, an isle of contentment lifted above the general level of the average standards of humanity." After luncheon the President attended ceremonies commemorating the 250th anniversary of the day when Pére Marquette landed at Chicago. Then he proceeded to the stockyards, saw herds...
...have recently appointed 15 commodity committees to which have been assigned the task of getting together the total requirements of all supply branches for certain assigned commodities. Having ascertained the total requirements, the committee submits them to a designated supply branch. It is the duty of this branch to maintain contact with the industry and to make a plan for procuring the commodity in time of emergency. This plan is then cleared by the commodity committee and, when satisfactory, becomes the procurement plan for the War Department for the commodity...
Birth rate figures for the last nine months show French parents persisting in their now chronic refusal to maintain the race. This is a source of great worry to Gallic statesmen, but no such drastic measures have been proposed there as have recently appeared in Omaha. In the Nebraska capital city a bill is under discussion providing for the annulment of all marriages which have been deliberately unproductive after two years of opportunity. Report has it, however, that the threat to irresponsible but happy married life is not a serious one, for a storm of protest has risen to block...