Word: periodical
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Because of the border states, the name of Cordell Hull of Tennessee came up for the vice-presidency. He was National Democratic Chairman in 1921-1924 and, remarkable yet true, acquired no enemies during that fractious period. As a state legislator, as a circuit judge, as a nine-term U.S. Representative (1907-21, 1923-27), he has deserved well of Tennessee and the vote there is his to a tabbycat. He is, moreover, pronouncedly dry. He would tend to make Kentucky safe, too, for the Democracy. Tennessee and Kentucky have 12 and 13 electoral votes respectively...
...eliminate the last factor, the ten pig men cooperate. They agree on a pig-selling period. To protect themselves further from each other, they agree that, for each pig he sells, each pig man shall put a certain fee in a common fund. At the end of the pig-selling period, portions of this fund shall be advanced to any of the ten pig men who have had to sell their pigs, at home or in some other village, for less than what all agree upon that year's "fair price" for pigs. The pig men have thus equalized...
Thus far the May Reading Period has flowed along with an untroubled course, and in general without the opposition and many of the defects that characterized its initial employment. Evidently all the participants have extracted something helpful from the January experiment, for this spring assignments are better proportioned, students less perplexed as to the exact intent of the Period, and the Union and Widener more completely furnished with the stuff by which examinations are passed...
...examination period will begin on May 29 when daily exercises in all courses end. Unless 2 o'clock is specified, all examinations are at 9.15 o'clock...
...Tuesday educational innovations including the new reading period will be explained by Dean A. C. Hanford with the aid of his assistants, and several students. The Corporation and overseers will then be the luncheon guests at the Harvard Club of Boston...