Word: stockings
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...question there is only one of simple probity, of dealing as an honorable trustee would deal with his cestuis. He will not take advantage of his position to make a profit at their expense. The true principle is that no director of a corporation should buy or sell stock in consequence of any information which he has acquired in that fiduciary capacity, and which is not equally accessible to all the stockholders; that he should not make any incidental profit by any transaction with his corporation--such as underwriting new issues of securities, unless on the same terms that...
...dishonest products, disregard of the public safety or comfort, dealing with public authorities which, even if not corrupt, are unconscionable. It is in questions of this kind that the evils of absentee-ownership are felt today. The investor does not inquire into them, or trouble himself about them. The stock is paying large dividends and is a good investment. It may be doing business in another state, or operating all over the country, and it is not easy to find out what is being done. Public opinion is of little value as a guide in such things, because...
Swimming as a sport was abolished at Harvard in 1909 because of the lack of sufficient facilities. Since the new tank was installed in the Cambridge Y. M. C. A., the undergraduates interested in the sport held a series of informal meets, which brought out a stock of good material. Plans for next year's season include a system of professional coaching, and meets with Amherst, Andover, Brookline Gymnasium, Brown, Waltham Swimming Club, Williams, and Yale...
...Overture, "Si j'etais Roi," Adam 3. Waltz, "Legends from the Vienna Woods," Strauss 4. Selection, "Madam Butterfly," Puccini 5. Overture to "A Midsummer-Night's Dream," Mendelssohn 6. Selection from "Die Walkure," Wagner 7. Old Folks at Home Paraphrase, Strube 'Cello Solo, Mr. J. Keller 8. Symphonic Waltz, Stock 9. Overture, "Merry Wives of Windsor, Nicolai 10. a. Intermezzo, Szalit b. Serenade, Strube 11. Selection, "The Pink Lady," Caryll 12. March, "Under the Double Eagle," Wagner
...time to re-establish that freedom which has caused our past prosperity. We are discovering again the principles upon which the nation was founded, and we are demanding proofs that the government is living up to its old ideals. Individual elements are continually being submerged in a common American stock of men who are looking for true liberty. We are now wondering what to do to recover that leadership of the world which belongs to us, and to re-establish the fame and majesty of America