Word: projects
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...perhaps the expense, for not keeping laboratories, like libraries, open until ten o'clock. Having access to his desk in the evening, the budding scientist,--the would-be chemist in particular,--would be free in the afternoon to air his genius on the field of sport. In that this project would enable an ever-increasing group of students to enjoy their share in the advantages of university life, the additional expenditure involved should be no great objection...
...public men who have been able to change from one party to another. The originator of the political power of Woodrow Wilson, he received nothing for his efforts, but in due course of time turned against Mr. Wilson and helped to defeat the latter's dearest project--the League of Nations. Mr. Harvey then became a republican and supported the nomination of President Harding. And now as a reward he has been asked to succeed John W. Davis at London...
...building of the Panama Canal. For over fifty years we had been guaranteed open transit across the Isthmus, but had been forced repeatedly to intervene, often at the request of Columbia, who owned Panama, in order to protect our interests there. After the failure of the French canal project, the United States undertook the task of the construction of the water route across the continent. As long as there was a possibility that the United States would locate operations in Nicaragua, the Colombian government favored the Panama plan. But after the decision in favor of its present site, the Colombians...
...American Federation of Labor, and known to his followers as "the grand old man of labor", will speak on "The Case for the Closed Shop" in the Living Room of the Union at 8 o'clock tonight under the auspices of the Student Liberal Club. When the project of inviting Mr. Gompers to speak on the closed shop was first broached, the Liberal Club planned to have Judge Elber H. Gary, chairman of the United States Steel Corporation, argue the opposite side of the case from the same platform. Mr. Gary was unable to accept the invitation...
...April 15 and 16, reconsidering its former decision not to enter the proposed conference. In the light of new developments since January and in view of the fact that arrangements for the conferences have become much more definite during the past months, reconsideration of the project was a logical step...