Word: abolitionism
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To stockbrokers, Mayday means nothing less than the abolition of the system that has enriched them in good times and pulled many of them through during long periods of market slack. What is more, negotiated-or "unfixed" -commissions will begin a drastic restructuring of the securities markets.
I am aware that Harvard alumni have historically cultivated "class spirit," so beautifully satirized by the caricatures of "professional alumni" in John P. Marquand's H.M. Pulham, Esq. Such esprit de corps has traditionally been used as a fund-raising vehicle, and for this reason, there has been considerable alumni...
But the department's announcement last week reversed the February decision--at least for concentrators in the class of 1978 and after. Starting with that class, the generals will test students on their major field alone, instead of comparative history; and the abolition of the pre-1600 requirement, along with...
The department's other revisions include the abolition of the "pre-1600" requirement, which forced concentrators to take one full course in history before 1600, and changes in the department's distribution requirements.
THE TROUBLE with Russell, and with this new sensationalism in general, is that values get lost and confused in the morass of enthusiasm. When Tommy becomes a pinball wizard and a fabulous star. Townshend's opera tries to make some dramatic statements about the plight of the rock personality. Riches...