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...will result in a disastrous American social philosophy. The very warp and woof of American society is woven with the virile strands of Darwin and Herbert Spencer. Everyone knows that such stalwarts as Andrew Carnegie and Jay Gould, the true fathers of our country, the pioneers of our economic Manifest Destiny, were ardent champions of the tooth-and-nail existence...
Council president Edward M. Abramson '57 said last night in reference to the calendar change that "so far we have received nothing but encouraging words about our project from students, faculty, and administration. I only hope that continued student enthusiasm... will remain manifest in a large return on our poll, which will enable us to endorse our plan with the firm conviction of the student body...
...political clubs, with such projects as the two mock conventions and pre-campaign preparation for next fall, will be the vehicle for renewed political interest to manifest itself again. The remainder of this term will see continuing ground work activity in anticipation of the big push next fall, when again the political arena will dominate the country and the University
Those who argue for athletic manifest destiny contend that Olympic victories amount to national triumphs. But the United States' athletic ineptitude may have unlooked-for blessings. The Indians may turn to this country as an exemplary study in non-violence. England and France may begin to consider the United States decadent and therefore cultured, while the Latin Americas may now see that the supposedly hard-working Yankees actually do know how to sit back and live. These benefits may be nullified, however, by the recommendations of America's athletic Bernard Baruchs. While Russia is currently presenting itself as the essence...
...reduce all assorted debts and dreams to the common denominator of dollars so that the budgetmakers can see how to get the most out of the money on hand or in prospect. Modern government is a collection of fragmented divisions and departments, each sure of its own manifest destiny and naturally inclined to expand without worrying whether total income balances total outgo. It is Rowland Hughes's job to provide the kind of lid for uninhibited government that limited funds impose on a housewife or a businessman-and to hold the lid down with the best...