Word: sessional
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Sanders Theatre this morning, the Harvard Teachers' Association will hold its 34th annual meeting. The session, which begins at 9.45 o'clock, will be open to the public. This afternon the annual dinner will be held in the Harvard Union at one o'clock...
...topic for the morning session will be "Pressing Problems of the Modern High Schol." The program follows: "The Secondary School Curriculum," Dr. Audrey A. Douglass, Lecturer on Secondary Education in the University; "Organizing the School for Guidance." Dr. John M. Brewer, A.M. '15, Associate Professor of Education in the University; "Problems in Vocational Education," Professor Frederick G. Nichols, Associate Professor of Education in the University; "College Entrance Requirements," Dr. Jesse B. Davis, Professor of Secondary Education, Boston University...
...late Senator Medill McCormick (see below). ¶ Extensively debated the McFadden Bill, which would allow National Banks to establish branches. ¶ Debate on the Isle of Pines Treaty became futile when Senator Borah, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, declined to allow it to come to a vote this session. ¶ Passed finally the Postal Pay and Rate Increase Bill (see Page 4). (Went to the President.) ¶ Passed a resolution authorizing the Committee headed by Senator Couzens which is investigating the Bureau of Internal Revenue to continue its labors until May 30. ¶ Passed a Deficiency Bill carrying appropriations...
...days in the Senate. His wife was at their home in Chicago, where she had been spending much time with Alice Roosevelt Longworth who was recovering from childbirth. The McCormick home in Washington had been broken up-the Senator was staying at a hotel. He returned from an evening session of the Senate and retired at 11 p. m. Next morning, correspondent William Hard, a personal friend of the McCormicks, telephoned to Mr. McCormick. There was no answer to his call. He went to the hotel and, after investigation, the door of Mr. McCormick's room was taken down...
Congressmen, working in the shadow of the gavel which terminated the last session of the 68th Congress, finally passed a bill to increase postal pay and postal rates.- The last fierce struggle took place in the Senate. A score of Senators rose to denounce the bill. Particularly bitter were they because it provided a two-cent service charge on every parcels post package-a charge which they declared was robbery of the farmers. A roll call was taken. The bill passed 69 to 12. The twelve negatives came from Senators Borah, Brookhart, Howell, Norbeck-Republicans ; and Bruce, Dial. George, Glass...