Word: upholding
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Williams to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The Business School, by way of the Bank of England, proffered and then received back the stormy petrel of inflation, Oliver M. W. Sprague. It remained for the Law School, where liberalism burns with a less frozen flame, to uphold the University's reputation on capitol hill and to beat its rival Law Schools hands down in point of influence on the Administration. Thanks to Professors Landis, Sayre, and most of all to the resourceful Felix Frankfurter, Harvard apparently has at least the legal destines of the New Deal well...
...stomped off a convention dance floor because three Negro delegates were present. They threatened to resign from the Federation if the Negroes were allowed to remain. The Negroes politely withdrew. But after sweating over the problem in an all-night session the Federation's executive committee decided to uphold its constitution, which bans racial discrimination. The Negro delegates attended the grand ball & banquet...
...tentative schedule for the rest of the season was also announced yesterday. On February 11 a debate will be held with the University of Pennsylvania on the subject: Resolved: that the leisure time under our economic system is detrimental to our society and civilization. Harvard will uphold the affirmative of this topic. Other debates this winter will be held with Providence, Holy Cross, and Smith Colleges...
...Colby debate will be on the subject: Resolved: that the United States needs a dictator. Harvard will uphold the affirmative of this question, and will be represented by a team of two men: P. McLean '35, and Oscar M. Lurie...
Lynching is murder in its most brutal form. You, who are under oath to uphold the law, have given this worst of crimes your complete sanction. You cannot expect such men as Holmes and Thurmond to obey the law if the governor of the state of California does...