Word: scheme
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...scheme, however good or bad in theory, is unworkable in practice and would involve an unprecedented and horrifying bureaucracy...
...Majesty Alexander I, King of the Slavs, Croats and Slovenes, "Jugoslavs," or "Southern Slavs," this news of a naked man was worse than scandalous. It meant trouble for King Alexander in furthering his pet scheme to create a Royalist dictature with himself as Dictator. This scheme has matured so rapidly of late that even the Croatian Opposition leader, fiery Stefan Raditch, has been won over to support His Majesty. But the revelation of last week was most unsettling, cast a black stigma on the Royalist cause. A lady-in-waiting revealed that the King said bitterly to Queen Marie (daughter...
...next speaker was P. S. Gibbs '27, who gave a short scheme of the negative points, being interrupted by frequent laughter...
...motion was proposed by Barrett Williams '28, who outlined the scheme. The plan, he said, is to have a committee of nine, composed of three actors, three playwrights and three producers. This committee will appoint juries to decide on the plays, the juries to have seven members, two named by the committee and five by the National Arbitration Society. Four negative votes from this jury would be sufficient to take off the play...
...proposed respite from classes before the examination periods. Professor Diehl expressed approval, particularly from the viewpoint of the faculty. "This scheme, if effected, will enable the professors as well as the students to do a little individual work. Professors in American universities give so many lectures and are so busy it seems impossible for them to do any research work of their own, and this is obviously quite as much a part of their function as the instruction. Under the new plan, at least six weeks, little as that is, will be at the personal disposal of the professor...