Word: specials
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...decisions were announced from the White House: 1) That the special Agricultural Commission, appointed by the President a year ago to determine what agriculture needs from the Government and whose report was largely ignored by Congress, on its own recommendation would not be reconvened; 2) That no disciplinary action would be taken against Immigration Commissioner H. H. Curran, who two months ago attacked the new system of examining immigrants abroad rather than at Ellis Island. (This system, tried out in England and Ireland, is apparently pleasing to foreign countries. Belgium, Germany, Holland, Sweden and Denmark have asked to have...
Intentions. At the opening of the negotiations Mr. Mellon said to Count Volpi: "In negotiating with you a settlement of the debt, this Commission will apply the principle of Italy's capacity to pay and will give due weight to the special conditions existing in your situation. We shall, I am sure, come to terms which will be within Italy's power to fulfill without undue pressure upon her or her people, and which will also recognize the sacrifices made by the American taxpayer in the advances to our Treasury...
Publicity. A special arrangement was made in order to prevent such misunderstandings as took place when the French Debt Mission was here. The only information given out concerning actual developments was in the form of a joint bulletin issued by both commissions...
...special meeting of the freshmen should be called in the Union. In the meantime, all persons propagating pressing contracts should have been collected on the rostrum. After the one thousand and one Freshmen have comfortably arranged their various anatomies over the couches and lounges supplied for the purpose the starter should put the salesmen on their marks, get them ready, and start them off on their individual talks. If after three hours, they are still speaking fluently, which is most probable, I think slight refreshments should be served. In case the dining halls have not opened, this will be greatly...
This incident, absurd as it must seem to an unprejudiced observer, throws light upon one of the most serious problems of education. Many men who have no special aptitude for understanding and stimulating young minds, enter upon careers as teachers, presumably because they seem to fit nowhere else, and teaching looks easy. As educators they are a follow mockery, and one such pseudo-teacher can do more harm by disgusting young minds with academic pursuits, than ten real scholar-teachers can undo. To judge by the evidence, Trinity College has a dean of this type...