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...inoculation will not be a mere injection of the needle is obvious in the nigh-failure of the independent reading system here at Princeton. The success of this month's reading period will prove to a degree whether or not Princeton may be compared with Harvard in the realm of intellectual curiosity and integrity...
...general war broke out, Author Prentiss believes that war gases which have proved efficient would be picked up where they were dropped in 1918. No one can say, of course, that a supergas has not been developed in secret, but this does not seem likely because the realm of possible chemical compounds has been too well explored. Moreover, nothing could be plausibly called a supergas until it had proved itself in practice. Many an idea that looked brilliant in the laboratory has been a dud on the battlefield...
Although it is as true as it ever was that the hope of civilization lies in universal disarmament, it must be admitted that the present international alignment relegates such a program to the realm of pleasant dreams. The alternative is an arms race, and in such a contest the democratic powers not only have a head start as far as resources are concerned, but also have the stamina that will count as the marathon progresses. Italy and Germany have the unpleasant choice of falling behind or of exerting such efforts that will cause their already overburdened social and economic systems...
...journalistic realm he has a reputation as Associate Editor of the Sportsman...
...majority approval of his legal tender law, Mr. Roosevelt's proposal, in its political sense, is designed to achieve the same end. And because that purpose sticks out like a sore thumb, the President must accept much of the responsibility for returning the controversy to the realm of emotion...