Word: preventers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Whereas the costs of vast armaments prevent the conventing into constructive channels of money and energy sorely Mercereau, playing at center for 1925, again managed to pass the Andover backs, and after a scrimmage in front of the goal in which he received the ball from W. B. Pringle, the Freshman right inside, he added to the total...
...limitation of armaments is important, but it is not decisive as an agency of peace. National armament is the creature of national policy. If a nation cherishes policies which impair the freedom and prevent the development of other nations, it is bound to arm in self-protection against the resentment and the fear of other nations. It may agree temporarily to limit its armament, provided those who suffer from its aggression or are opposed to its pretensions agree to a similar limitation. But in that event disarmament is an advantage to the aggressor. It frees his hand. The helplessness...
...well worth consideration in connection with the recent election farces. Let us ramify this suggestion with some details. Instead of the small requirement of twelve names for nomination, a petition signed by twenty-five men, including the provision that no name could appear on any two petitions, would prevent any groups from monopolizing the nominations by presenting complete tickets. It would assure the minority candidates a freer field; stipulating twenty-five names for nomination would make certain that the nominee would have some qualifications for membership on the Class Committee...
...commonly supposed, Mars is a much older world than our own, Professor Todd should soon be turning his clock forward a million wears or so and spying out the future of the Human Race. Unfortunately, Nature dislikes dealing in futures, and will undoubtedly do all in her power to prevent him from casting the horoscope of this old earth in his dish of mercury. But for the peace of mind of those who believe in reincarnation, let us hope that Mars will at last show some unmistakable "signs of life...
...story concerns one Charlotte Baird and her fight against her environment not so much to improve the environment as to keep it from touching her. The fight is a great one, an epic struggle in fact, and could be read with considerable awe if Miss Barrett only could prevent her heroine so continually suffering such attacks as a "surge of tears around the heart...