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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...life. Many years ago, I attempted to suggest to you its quality. Let me repeat what I then said, for it sums up what I would always have in the minds of those who are trying to live abundantly and well. What does the Christian character or balanced life mean? It is this...
...Calvin Coolidge called him one day last June to deliver a nominating speech on his behalf at the Cleveland Convention of the Republican Party. It was Dr. Burton's only excursion into politics, although he had a definite bent in that direction. That speech brought Dr. Burton no mean amount of fame at the time...
...Bronx editors to do. The editors sat in consultation. One man's version of the last line of a limerick was as good as another's, they feared. They were no Brownings. "We can give them words to rhyme," said one editor. "But they won't understand what they mean," dissented another. "Then we will tell them what they mean," cried the first. "They can read English, can't they...
...intent, and they very frequently lanse into coarseness. If burlesque shows amuse "sailors, soldiers, and taxicab drivers, then these citizens of the United States are entitled to their amusement. Why should they be bothered with art?" If, at the same time, publishing the immoral (and immoral does not necessarily mean pornographic) antics of Mutt and Jeff receives approval, especially financial, from its public, Mr. Cain would be the last to condemn their cavortings...
...become a dormitory, with a corps of specially trained mental nurses; extra cots must be provided for transients on nights before quizzes; and, for safety's sake, separate wards will be needed for different subjects. College life will again become a less strenuous occupation: the word "school" will again mean leisure. But heaven help the insomniac...