Word: reformers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...William Coleman and Alexander Hamilton, founded the "New York Evening Post", which today celebrates its 120th anniversary. "Ever since that date", writes President Emeritus Eliot, "the paper has stood firmly for the best public causes in this country, such as Free Soil, the War for the Union, civil service reform, sound public and private finance, and liberal education". A prominent citizen of New York used to declare that he would continue to read the "Post", no matter how seriously he differed with its views, merely because it was founded by Hamilton. This may be a sweeping statement; but when...
...rank injustice has been done, the fact remains that the tickets can not be realloted for Saturday's game. The injustice, if it is such, is irreparable. As for preventing its recurrence, once Yale has been disposed of, there will be time enough to air grievances and agitate for reform...
...recommends Hylan; but that the latter utters only rambling, incoherent appeals for better government which furnishes its readers with few facts, little convincing argument, and no really definite reasons for voting against Tammany. Mayor Hylan, addressing the crowd that cheered him upon his reelection, urged the newspapers to "reform and change their course". This is good advice, though not in quite the sense that "Hizzonner" intended. If the press hopes to overcome the corrupt influences and mould public opinion, it must change its methods. It might even do well to emulate the style of Mr. Brisbane, who is unfortunately hiring...
...book stealing (and this includes all the other violations of library rules) is to be stopped there is just one way in which it can be done; that is to make it sufficiently unpleasant for the "vandals of the stacks". It is a waste of time to attempt the reform of the morally diseased...
Since everybody is apparently dissatisfied with one aspect or another of the present system of class officers and class elections, a suggestion for concrete reform would seem to be in order. The change which is necessary is undoubtedly something which will satisfy the large numbers of students who at present feel themselves "left in the cold" and at the same time preserve the position of those leaders who now fill the class offices. Why not, therefore, institute a Class Committee composed of all these elements in unequal proportions, which would perform all the functions now delegated to the numerous appointive...