Word: problem
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Hoover camp, a Problem arose. Should the Candidate, who still is director of the Belgian Relief Commission, go to Belgium to dedicate the restored Louvain Library on July 4? Sentiment, of course, said Yes. But perhaps politics would dictate No. If Hoover should be nominated in June, what about the German vote in November...
...Buell has published a book entitled "The Native Problem in Africa" in two volumes and 2146 pages to include the results of his study in that continent. It is the most comprehensive work of its kind ever compiled about Africa and is designed to elucidate problems of representatives of European governments in contact with the negro population...
...indemnity. So the matter rested, apparently quiet, until the recent outbreak. That the fight for independence continues is demonstrated in the periodic stifling that the British apply to Egyptian politics. A few weeks ago an Egyptian cabinet resigned, unable to obtain its ends against British opposition. Today the same problem confronts the present government. Each successive ministry wants but one thing--Egyptian freedom...
Members of the British Royal Academy were vexed last week with a painful problem. One of their most distinguished members, Charles Sims, had sent six pictures for hanging. His eagerness to have the pictures shown was well known, but the members of the Academy were less willing to put them on display. Charles Sims had committed suicide the previous week by jumping in a river with stones in his pockets; his six paintings were obviously the work of a madman...
Donaghy, with an average of .414, and W. S. Hardie '30, with a mark of .385, are next to Burns in leading the regular nine in hitting. Early in the season, the problem of filling the third outfield position was considered one of the most serious facing Coach F. G. Mitchell, but Hardie, besides showing no weakness as a fielder, has blossomed into a first rate hitter, and is one of the heaviest sluggers on the squad. At present, Hardie is far in the lead among the extra-base hitters, with four triples...