Word: spirits
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...profound and lucid on these occasions. His keen sense of politics humanizes his high, austere ability. Last week he said: "Four years ago, when I presented my first budget, Canada was still suffering from the effect of post-War depression. Today all traces of that depression have disappeared; a spirit of optimism is general, and our domestic and international trade is flourishing." Ergo, Finance Minister Robb presented a budget that cuts $27,000,000 off the burdens of Canadian taxpayers, and balances at $354,259,413- almost exactly one-tenth the balancing figure of the U.S. budget...
...With the intent of maintaining existing athletic relations between Harvard and Yale in their essential integrity, and with mutual confidence in the cordial spirit as well as in the actual rules controlling such relations, it is mutually agreed...
...with a lively, slightly vitriolic pen, and the authority of one who has suffered the boredom and sense of fuitility that such meetings induce. Mr. Gibbs makes out an impressive case; but his presentation of it might be more effective still if he were wholly possessed by the Comic Spirit which would preserve his equanimity entire while he looked upon the spectacle of others' absurdity...
...Their political identity crystallized in cries of "Down with the Dictatorship! Long live the Constitution!" However, it is doubtful if they actually represented the republican or democratic spirit of the people, which has been shamefully played upon by all the militarists for their own ends...
...Juniors the remainder being eliminated on both competitive and comparative standards. These figures are not so startling as they might at first appear for an examination of the present enrolment at Harvard shows that the Freshman Class numbers 950, and the Senior Class just under 600. Nevertheless the spirit behind the suggestion is unmistakable. What Oregon is probably forced only to recommend because of the limitations of her state charter and what Professor Root wishes is the transformation of the first two years of the college course into an elimination contest with highly limited enrolment in the latter two years...