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...conditions of award, purpose, and income, it corresponds closely to a Rhodes scholarship, but it is limited to students of Cambridge University. Many more such funds are needed, and their scope should be widened to include the other universities of England, particularly Oxford. Such a fund, from a purely selfish point of view, would be much to the advantage of Harvard. Just as the Rhodes foundation has led Americans in general to think of Oxford first on the list of English universities, Harvard's high place in English esteem will by this means be made more secure. Meanwhile, the underlying...
...made enormous strides since he took up the reins again after a temporary set-back by McBride in 1894. Now it is a powerful machine which each of the units would like to control for its own benefit. The creed of the A. F. of L. is a selfish one -- very likely copied from that of the employers whom it opposes -- but this selfishness is made up of that of the individual unions, and it is a constant menace to the solidity of the Federation. The candidacy of Mr. Lewis, which is described as "the first serious opposition which President...
...domestic. But the slogan of idealism has been superseded by plain "America First". League or no league, our government demands as a well-earned right that it be consulted in the disposal of the spoils. There are those who recoil with horror from this so-called "Selfish and mercenary" attitude. Yet, after all the world little reckons whether we eat because of need or from a sense of duty...
...study,' I guess."--"All right, meet you up at the table at 7.30." This would appear to be the formula for calling a meeting of the Widener Discussion Group; the extent to which its activities have been carried is becoming serious. It is high time that such a selfish practice be cut short, and some regard shown for the golden rule of silence naturally observed in all libraries...
...virtually make him a marked man, the property of our college libraries would be kept infarct, out outside, work in various courses would be facilitated, and the "morale" of the student body would be raised just that much. Every man can help build up a feeling against such careless, selfish book "hogs," and it is incumbent on as all to feel that such help on our part is a duty which we have in common. HENRY H. FAXON...