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Traditionally Oxford is the "home of lost causes and forsaken beliefs", but in the case of liberal education there are signs that perhaps the reverse of tradition is nearer the truth. In 1913 Mr. Adams could see for American education nothing but a future of continued democratization with its attendant evils. In 1923, after ten intensive years of such a process, there are signs of a natural reaction and of a growing sentiment in favor of at least a few colleges which, in opposition to the mammoth institutions of our generation, shall maintain for those who wish...
This wording is subject to any change the Oxford team may make. Germany's abandonment of her policy of passive resistance in the Ruhr has brough much nearer a settlement between her and France, thus removing much of the fire of the question for debate. It is therefore highly probable that there will be a change in the wording of the resolution...
Over the past decade, the Southern cotton mills have grown rapidly in proportion to the older New England industry. Under existing conditions many advantages to the South lay in this steadily growing competition. The Southern mills were nearer the raw material; cheaper and more tractable mill sites and more American labor are to be had there, too. In addition, the laxer laws as to child labor, which is a large factor in the low-grade spinning industry especially, are more lax South than North of the Mason and Dixon line...
...must have cooled at its surface millions of years before the earth. But neither Dr. Pickering, Mr. Ryves, Dr. Campbell (of Lick Observatory) or any other Martian experts are yet in a position to make positive statements regarding higher life on the planet. In August, 1924, Mars will be nearer to the earth (34,000,000 miles) than it has been since 1909, and we may learn a lot more about...
Premier Poincare, however, is not the sort of a man to lose sight of his country's interests in a storm of sentimentality about the' Entente Cordiale. He recognizes that the Entente is a necessity for both France and Britain, but Germany is nearer, and Germany owes France a righteous debt. Indications are not lacking that M. Poincare will endeavor to conciliate the British, but he will insist on a just and lasting settlement with Germany, which will give France adequate guarantees for payment of reparations and national security...