Word: referes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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College men possess one everyday commodity which they not only use extensively but almost as extensively misuse. We refer to the cause of periodic complaints brought to our notice by those who mingle or associate with Williams men--the misuse of language...
...Hughes and Mr. Balfour in arranging a series of discussions of the matter in the presence of the American and British "observers". At the first of the conversations, the Japanese spokesman took advantage of the occasion in his speech of thanks to Mr. Hughes and Mr. Baleful to refer to the meetings as "direct negotiations", thus by obvious implication claiming a victory at the outset for Japan...
While complaining about the injustice which graduate students have to suffer with regard to tickets for the Yale game, he does not refer to the courtesy by which he may get a season-ticket that admits to every home game except that with Yale, and not only that, but admits to the Harvard cheering section. The Yale game means something more to Harvard men than the witnessing of a thrilling fight, and Harvard men ought to have first choice, and, if necessary, all the seats on the Harvard side in the Stadium; and yet they, too, are cut down...
...have read with interest and with a certain reminiscent sympathy your editorial of April 28 on the new requirements for graduation in Ancient and Modern Languages. The bewilderment to which you refer is, I think, due to two causes; first, to a misunderstanding of the plan as outlined in the pamphlet; second, to the fact that it has been impossible to publish before now the specimen examination papers which (it is hoped) will go far to clear up that misunderstanding...
...Board, and there is likely to be some reduction in wage rates, particularly as regards unskilled labor, which profited to the greatest extent by war conditions, and in working rules. Much publicity has been given to the effect of these restrictive rules. It is not necessary for me to refer to them in detail, but as one example might be cited the case of an important eastern trunk-line, to which these rules alone are causing an additional yearly expense of $14,900,000, a sum sufficient to pay 5 percent on the capital stock of the company...