Word: sided
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...been an active lawyer for more than 50 years, possessor of a large fortune (one copper consolidation which he effected brought $775,000 in lawyer fees). A persistent advocate of public control of pub lic utilities he has long fought on New York City's side of its subway fight and in 1926 he was Alfred Emanuel Smith's ad viser in blocking a private Power deal very similar to the one now effected by the House of Morgan. At present he is investigating for Governor Roosevelt in stances wherein municipalities are sup posed to have paid politicians too dearly...
...vogue at most colleges trains average people to do useful and honorable work along standard lines. But it does not encourage individuality. It helps and encourages students to follow the broad cement roads to quick and apparent forms of success, but it does not guide them along the side roads and bypaths which often lead to great and unexpected discoveries...
...most of the work at the house was conducted by a number of religious groups, such as the St. Paul's Episcopal Society. St. Paul's Catholic Club, a missionary society, and others of like nature. More recently, however, the tendency has been away from the mystical and devotional side of religion toward an increasing emphasis on the service or "good works" aspect of religion. The activities now sponsored by the Phillips Brooks House Association are each conducted by a separate committee...
...score. Although the first string players started slowly and showed ragged form, they soon got under way. The initial score followed a fifty yard parade down the field. A lateral from Putnam to Mays netted 20 yards. Charles Devens crashed through a weak spot in the left side of the scrub line for 15 more: yards and Putnam advanced the pig skin five. With beautiful interference mowing down potential tacklers. Mays dashed 15 yards for the score. Putnam's kick was good...
...train competent lawyers is, alone, a notable achievement. But the production of young members of the bar is only one of the activities going on over on the other side of the Yard. In such accomplishments as the creation of the Institute of Criminal Law which opens this fall can be seen the importance of the Law School in the general development of the American legal code. The completed Langdell Hall is a symbol of this increasingly distinguished side of the Law School...