Word: vitals
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...present year is reviewed, it will be found that Beta Theta Pi gave a musicale, that another fraternity gave a play, and one or another gave "bear parties." But that is all. Presented with such a record it would be difficult for any group to maintain it had a vital raison d'etre. This, even the undergraduate reluctantly acknowledges, yet remains inactive in strengthening-the tottering position of his institution...
Ever sensitive to British opinion when something vital is involved. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru, the great mediator who brought Lord Irwin and St. Gandhi together for their truce (TIME, March 2, et seq.). broached the subject last week as delicately as possible...
...finishing William Lynch's book several extremely vital and speculative questions are apt to arise in the mind of the reader. In the party battles it often appears that a strong, popular opposition, such as the Whig-Jacksonians under President Adams are forced to wait a four year term before it can come into power, acting in the meanwhile as a hindrance to the passage of important legislation. The situation is in marked contrast to the system employed in Great Britain and is as much a problem in our Constitution as it ever was. Much material for speculation is likewise...
...though smitten by invisible forces, Mr. Nehru broke off his discourse, withdrew and later announced that he had withdrawn all opposition to St. Gandhi. The. latter, as is his way, did not press his advantage. There would be time enough next day, he said, to vote on the vital issues, and after a few unimportant speeches the Congress rose...
...matter of such vital importance, when the first encroachment on inviolate ground sets a precedent for future invasions, it will not do to sit by and idly mourn the passing of the Lampoon. There is an issue here which is larger than the immediate question. Those who desire the tradition of freedom at Harvard to be maintained will have to wage an unflagging campaign against this suppression. By whatever legitimate means possible, the former status of the Lampoon must be restored...