Word: prevention
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...That does not mean, however," Mr. Babson continued, "that conditions will be as bad as they have been for the past few months. A little change may prevent the 'blues' and replace them by a reasonable optimism. And particularly affecting American business, you must remember that the law is working. The European war prolonged prosperity above the 'X Y' line, and the fact that goods have been selling at such abnormal prices convinces us that there will be a reaction of similar extent...
...some convenient place such as the Randolph gymnasium, where students can sign up each morning for the use of a court during the afternoon for a period of one hour only. If at the end of that time the court is not claimed, the players may continue. This would prevent the unnecessary waiting of half the afternoon in order to find a vacant court and the injustice of holding a court for two hours while others are waiting to play. If the courts at Soldiers Field were kept in better condition and reserved for the Freshmen, this would leave those...
...holds himself aloof from the life of the twentieth century does not acquire by so doing any special claim to the excellent old title of aristocrat, a title which in its finest sense is not incompatible with democracy and other twentieth century qualities; but this should not prevent us from wishing him success in his journalistic ventures. We trust that his sales will enable him to keep the bill-collector from the door for a considerable time to come. His magazine is another interesting sign of Harvard's endless diversity...
...read with much interest your editorial "Blue Laws in Athletics." The last part of it was most interesting to me as I suppose I am one of the graduates who would "Prevent a transferred student from playing on a Harvard team any time during his entire stay here...
...college publicity can be of service. Propaganda and proselyting to more harm than good in their ultimate results, but sane publicity does a service to both the college and the school. By it a preparatory school boy can judge intelligently what his aim a mater should be; it will prevent a student from entering a college with whose ideals he is not in sympathy...