Word: officialdom
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...engagement of Prince George, youngest brother of the Prince of Wales, to Miss Grace Vanderbilt, daughter of General and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt of Manhattan, was all but announced when the good ship Rumor sank in the sea of officialdom...
Sensationalism, no doubt, has magnified the facts, but the visit of Louisiana's governor to the Federal authorities at Washington shows at least that officialdom is taking a serious attitude toward the activities of the Ku Klux Klan. The government of Louisiana is probably not in immediate danger; but the future holds cause for concern...
Tonight at the Union the University steps from behind registration blanks, study cards and other impersonal but relentless emblems of officialdom to give a hearty welcome to its new members as Harvard men. Business hours are over the shutters are up, and the Class of 1926, after marching and counter-marching across the Yard in open order all day as individuals, can assemble and look itself in the face for the first time as a class, one of the largest in the history of the College...
...University Hall has passed away, and we stand in ignorance of the "age that is waiting before." A few well-chosen secrets discreetly disseminated in the regions of the Square might work great benefits in the undergraduate ranks. But any aspiring author who would disclose the mysteries of officialdom must prepare to go down to the future all unheralded and unsung. For the fame of suspicion would, upon the appearance of such a book, most certainly pass by and descend with a gentle thud upon the long-suffering shoulders of Terry...
...work of the immigration authorities has assumed within the last two years proportions that are both appalling and discouraging. Legislative relief may eventually be obtained, but its progress is certain to be rendered slow by the present existing laws and by the indirectness of officialdom. In the meantime, the incoming flood of prospective citizens still continues, so that those in charge of the work must shoulder the double burden of campaigning for reform while attending to duties far heavier than normal. Italy's decision to withhold her share of immigrants until matters shall be adjusted is thus extremely helpful...