Word: opinioned
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Louisiana laws and a New Orleans ordinance, which attempted to segregate Caucasian and Negro residential districts, were declared unconstitutional by the U. S. Supreme Court last week. Refusing to take stock in the contention that conditions have changed, Chief Justice William Howard Taft simply pointed to a Supreme Court opinion of 1917 which declared that a Louisville (Ky.) ordinance invaded "the right to acquire, enjoy and use property which is guaranteed in equal measure to all citizens, white or colored, by the 14th Amendment...
Washington lawyers are dubious, do not believe the Supreme Court will reverse itself on the strength of the Morris letter. Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel of the Anti-Saloon League, archfoe of John Barleycorn was scornful, said: "Morris's opinion was only his lone opinion, in a hopeless minority...
...Post has the opinion of university deans, faculty members, and psychologists as to why this morbid tendency has spread among students. It is now endeavoring to find out how undergraduates themselves interpret the abnormal attitude which some of the students seem to have toward life...
...visit once a year, or even less frequently, but which is the scene of our daily tasks. In recent years the authorities of the University have shown increasing interest in discovering undergraduate thought on important University policies. And still the alumni editors of the Bulletin insist that our opinion should not be taken too seriously...
...committee consisting of J. H. Pool '28, chairman; C. E. Wyzanski '27; H. F. Schwarz '29; and M. W. Howe '28 was chosen by the Student Council last night to prepare a report on the undergraduate opinion in regard to the recently approved "reading periods" with special attention paid to undergraduate residence in Cambridge during these periods...