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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...majority of us deplore the failure of Congress to retain the Daylight Saving Bill. The opposition which destroyed it seems to have come from the Middle West, and possibly from the less evident, but all-powerful gas and electric light interests. New York City, by passing its own daylight saving ordinance, shows that it realizes the manifold benefits accruing from the Federal enactment and that it does not plan to await Congressional action...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A WAY TO DAYLIGHT SAVING. | 10/28/1919 | See Source »

...purpose to disavow Mr. Fleming's definition of the word "soviet." It is, however, extremely maladroit for him to attempt to establish any real connection between a soviet government and our own. Let us not quibble over words. Does Mr. Fleming mean, "Do you believe in American or Bolshevist government?" Then we conservatives, who, through some inexplicable idiosyncracy, still cling to the principles of our Constitution, feel bound to protest...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Conservative View. | 10/24/1919 | See Source »

Bach, "Grant Us to do with Zeal...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GLEE CLUB PLANS COURSE OF CONCERTS FOR SEASON | 10/24/1919 | See Source »

...would be better, let the change be made; if a system of having candidates named and seconded in primaries, thinned out by direct voting on the convention ballot, and four or five successful names placed on the final, ballot, would prevent such a shameful showing as on Tuesday, let us adopt that system. But whatever the means, let us take steps to put an end to the alarming indifference exhibited in the recent elections...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MINORITY RULE AT HARVARD. | 10/23/1919 | See Source »

...time that college men quit the use of terms which are coined for a popular purpose, and which only befog any possible intelligent consideration of issues. Let us discuss industrial representation in government instead of "soviet" government and cease this business of giving a dog a bad name and hanging him for it. As they used to ask, "Do you believe in man's divine nature or his descent from monkeys?" So now they ask, "Do you believe in American or Soviet government?" It should be the distinction of college men above non-college men, as trained thinkers, that they...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Evils of Catch-Words. | 10/22/1919 | See Source »

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