Word: aids
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...opinions, in brief, coincide with those of President Coolidge, but diverge largely from those of the farm bloc who wish price-fixing or other forms of direct aid for farmers. In appearing before Committees of Congress on behalf of the report of the President's Agricultural Conference (TIME, Jan. 26), Mr. Jardine has already entered into conflict with some members. He is an agronomist, not a legislator. If his appointment is confirmed, more conflicts between Congress and the Executive over agricultural projects are likely to be forthcoming...
...Interstate Commerce Commission was set up to prevent the latter. In 1890, the Sherman Anti-Trust Act was passed to prevent the former. Later, the Federal Trade Commission was set up to aid in suppressing such practices and the Clayton Act to prevent interlocking directorates was passed. Meanwhile, the trusts were continuing. Things were getting bad and the country was getting frightened. Arthur T. Hadley, then President of Yale, conservative as he was, admitted, along about 1900, his fear that within 25 years the country would be ruled by an economic emperor at Washington...
...important courses, which cannot be obtained at all at present. The stores which sell translations say that they still do a steady business, but it is restricted to a regular clientele. They believe that students are depending on the college and Phi Beta Kappa tutors rather than on outside aid. It is a matter of conjecture whether the former firms will return before the final examinations...
...professors now at Harvard were educated was one which involved learning, by self-wiled energy. The tutorial system at Harvard today has as its object a species of synthetic feeling, whereby the tutor puts an intellectual yeast-cake into the brew of the student's thoughts as an aid to mental fermentation. The test of potency is applied in the divisional examinations, when the display of knowledge shows itself truly effervescent, in some cases even explosive...
...acted quite reasonably. It stood opposed on theory to the plans which Professor Baker was anxious to perfect, and therefore it had no valid reason for making a special effort to finance such a development. Holding this opinion, the Corporation was perfectly justified in devoting its energies to the aid of those departments which in its belief not only needed assistance badly but were of major importance to the growth of the University...