Word: adopter
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Definite action taken during the meet ing was to adopt resolutions: 1) dropping from the Association's eligible list four Mississippi State-controlled institutions from which Governor Theodore Gilmore Bilbo dismissed 179 officials and faculty members last June (TIME, Dec. 29) ; 2) requiring that university professors who receive "compensation" from corpo rations shall enter no "public discussion of questions of public policy" without naming the corporation...
...wrong method because it does not work. It is better for every one in the end to let those who have made losses bear them than to try to shift them on to some one else. If we could have the courage to adopt this principle our recovery would be expedited. Price fixing, subsidies and government support will only produce unhealthy business...
...criminologist and therefore curious about human behavior. Lange had heard many an argument about heredity v. environment, knew that Sir Francis Gallon in 1876 had tried to show heredity prevails, by examining the histories of twins. Skeptical of Galton's extremist conclusions, Herr Professor Lange decided to adopt Galton's method but without preconceived ideas. With painstaking cunning he set about gathering data on twins one or both of whom had a criminal record. When the dust of research settled, Herr Lange's results seemed to show that Galton was right, though Galton had gone...
...Henry Ford undertook to grow rubber in Brazil. His idea was not to use the wild trees, but to clear the jungle, adopt the plantation method, use selected seeds. Great were the tales of what Ford Initiative plus Ford Ingenuity plus Ford Resource plus the fertile Amazon soil would produce...
Horween's successor will probably adopt different technical tactics. But whatever system Casey may choose to employ he is assured at the outset of the loyal support of the University body. Both his past record as a coach and the quality of material available for next season inspire confidence. The CRIMSON congratulates him on his appointment and wishes him the fullest success...