Word: normans
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Princeton, N. J., November 2--The Princetonian poll for men of age held yesterday resulted in a 362 to 204 victory for Herbert Hoover over Alfred E. Smith. Norman Thomas trailed with 16 votes...
...Harvard orators in the order of their speaking, will be J. M. Swigert '30, president of the Harvard Debating Council, Norman Winer '29, and P. J. W. Bove '29, V. K. Kong '29 will act as alternate...
...chance of election you call a problem in higher mathematics. Norman Thomas will poll a small percentage of votes and he will not be elected; the error in any estimate of the number of his votes is insignificant in its relation to the result desired, knowledge of the outcome of this election...
Yesterday at the Harvard Union Norman Thomas in addition made perfectly plain that he is not expecting to meet the American test in this election--success--but that he is using this opportunity to educate the people of the United States. With faithless public servants in high office, with the tremendous bribes of the public, utilities, and with the increasing imperialism of the United States--this education is worth while. And the historical importance of a third party has always been in forcing changes upon the two major parties...
...view of these facts, the importance of Norman Thomas' visit to Harvard is more than an example of "opposition which ultimately aids knowledge", more than proof of the "existence of a party devoted mainly to the theoretical side of government", more than proof that Harvard is "unrestricted by the prejudice....which fears unrest and smothers disagreement." E.C. Berkeley...