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...Capitol Hill the echoless chambers of Congress slumbered in the hush of recess. But in the garish ballroom of New Orleans' Hotel Roosevelt last week a rump session of 34 disgruntled Senators and Representatives chorused a rebel yell...
...constitution that will embody enough popular control to bring the Student Council out of the 19th century. And the first essential of this control lies in ratification of the constitution by the entire student body, lest future Student Councils find themselves in the unenviable position of Harvard's 1946 rump parliament...
...quello non é paglia-that ain't hay"), the city of Rome gave him a silver replica of the she-wolf nursing Romulus and Remus. To an aide, La Guardia whispered: "Is this for keeps?" When the aide nodded yes, LaGuardia smiled, patted the she-wolf on the rump and said: "This beats anything we ever gave away at City Hall...
...with gratifying enthusiasm on the part of the student body thus far. The turnout of 100 men at Dunster House and 40 to 50 men at Kirkland and Leverett demonstrate the interest which this proposal has aroused among the hitherto "indifferent" students. Despite the fact that the Rump Council in session this summer does not have the authority to consider the proposals to be drawn up by the committee of House representatives, the fact that this committee does have a large amount of support behind it should force early action by the full council in the fall...
...constitution that will embody enough popular control to bring the Student Council out of the 19th century. And the first essential of this control lies in ratification of the constitution by the entire student body, lest future Student Councils find themselves in the unenviable position of Harvard's 1946 rump parliament...