The North American Review, Volume 225University of Northern Iowa, 1928 - North American review Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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Page 77
... institution at New York University to the attention and interest of the public , and it probably will not be long before these words become fa- miliar to Americans everywhere . I doubt if there is in the United States an institution ...
... institution at New York University to the attention and interest of the public , and it probably will not be long before these words become fa- miliar to Americans everywhere . I doubt if there is in the United States an institution ...
Page 79
... institutions in various parts of the country , and this coöperation ( to the total extent of $ 140,000 ) broadens the public and patriotic interest . The reader may be glad to be reminded of the names thus far chosen for the Colon- nade ...
... institutions in various parts of the country , and this coöperation ( to the total extent of $ 140,000 ) broadens the public and patriotic interest . The reader may be glad to be reminded of the names thus far chosen for the Colon- nade ...
Page 91
... institutions of which they are such loud enjoyers and defenders are not of their making . Looking at the present conditions , one is distinctly conscious of a difference in ethical carriage and out- look ; I do not mean in the sense of ...
... institutions of which they are such loud enjoyers and defenders are not of their making . Looking at the present conditions , one is distinctly conscious of a difference in ethical carriage and out- look ; I do not mean in the sense of ...
Page 104
... institution . It in- volves the elimination of gate receipts , because gate receipts merely start a vicious cycle . It involves the elimination of the pyramiding games which involve city championships , State championships , National ...
... institution . It in- volves the elimination of gate receipts , because gate receipts merely start a vicious cycle . It involves the elimination of the pyramiding games which involve city championships , State championships , National ...
Page 131
... institutions seek to increase their profits by running day and night : the more men , the more money . No one wishes , I suppose , to keep out of the legal profession men who deserve to be in it . But it can no longer be seriously ...
... institutions seek to increase their profits by running day and night : the more men , the more money . No one wishes , I suppose , to keep out of the legal profession men who deserve to be in it . But it can no longer be seriously ...
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Page 97 - The heavens declare the glory of God: And the firmament showeth His handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech: And night unto night showeth knowledge.
Page 458 - Commission shall as soon as practicable prepare and adopt a plan for the consolidation of the railway properties of the continental United States into a limited number of systems.
Page 295 - On my honor I will do my best: 1. To do my duty to God and my country, and to obey the Scout law. 2. To help other people at all times. 3. To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.
Page 21 - That when any harbor or other place in the American continents is so situated that the occupation thereof for naval or military purposes might threaten the communications or the safety of the United States, the Government of the United States could not see without grave concern the possession of such harbor or other place by any corporation or association which has such a relation to another Government, not American, as to give that Government practical power of control for naval or military purposes.
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Page 21 - Resolved that when any harbor or other place in the American continents is so situated that the occupation thereof for naval or military purposes might threaten the communications or the safety of the United States, the Government of the United States could not see, without grave concern, the possession of such harbor or other place by any corporation or association which has such a relation to another Government, not American, as to give that Government practical power of control for national purposes.
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Page 280 - Those refined and gentle manners which are the expression of fixed habits of thought and of action. 3. The power and habit of reflection. 4. The power of intellectual growth. 5. Efficiency, the power to do.
Page 458 - If after such hearing the Commission finds that the public interest will be promoted by the...