Word: votes
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...There can be no more suspension of the Rules by the New Dealers, for that requires a two-thirds vote (290). All told the Democrats now have only 45 votes more than a majority of the whole House...
Whether due to division between the Farley group and the Janizariat, or to laziness after too much past success, the Democratic vote-getting machine which had worked brilliantly for eight years, conspicuously fell down...
...future reading, and more important still, awaken a new interest in him which will lead to a desire for more of this type of reading, even if it is only the political news in the daily press. Finally, by starting this train of consequences, it should enable him to vote more intelligently and take part in discussions with greater ability...
...democracy is indeed on trial it seems obvious that Harvard should see to it that her graduates, as future leaders of the community, be prepared to take an intelligent position in the modern political scene. This means that they should be ready to vote intelligently and furthermore, able to argue and discuss politics intelligently. But the growing complexity of political problems has made such a preparation more and more difficult. It is no longer possible to obtain a grasp of modern conditions by means of the conventional training in the liberal arts. Some specific knowledge of the social sciences...
...hundred an seven Upperclassmen of high scholastic standing have been awarded $38,725 in scholarships, in addition to awards already announced, for the present academic year by vote of the Corporation, it was announced today. The students and their home towns...