Word: recordings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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What Did He Say? The Senator read into the Record a version of the Houghton interview with the press which had not been declared erroneous by the Administration, late in the week. Indeed, Senator Moses of New Hampshire (Republican) declared, apparently referring to the version in question, "I know, or at any rate firmly believe, that what Mr. Houghton has said publicly describes truthfully the situation in Europe...
...effect according to the version read into the Congressional Record by Senator Harrison, the Ambassador said...
...executive session, and since a Senator can be expelled for divulging any part of the procedings of an executive session, the public (theoretically) will never know which Senators voted on which side. So, two days later, an agitation was begun on the floor of the Senate for a record vote. There was hot oratory pro and con "secret government," and it was voted to have another secret session to discuss whether a public vote would be taken. Mr. Woodlock keeps his seat on the I. C. C. without yet (theoretically) knowing whom to thank...
...statistical record of Harvard College for the year 1924-25 as tabulated in the reports of Dean Moore and Dean Greenough presents significant variations from the form. For example, whil the percentage of Seniors seeking distinction has increased in one year ten percent and in two years eighteen the proportion actually achieving it has slightly fallen off. The wish is evidently not father to the deed. The much heralded post-war renaissance of study seems at first sight not to go beyond the vaporings of a fatile ambition. If, however, the undoubted fact be weighed that the college's four...
...enter upon the thorny path that leads to one. Unhappy casualties of the last two years have been attributed to this new, impossible standard. Providing that there be no unexpected relapses in the future, the statistics of the present Sophomore class ought to lay such bugbears forever. Cortainly the record reads plainly enough. The present exactions are not too severe. And more severe exactions, whenever they may come, probably will meet the same heightened response which never yet has failed...