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Underlying this attitude is recognition of the needs for making the individual conscious of his own relation to government--to society. The broad terms of the gift should permit full development of this concept. All obstacles that might spring from the narrow whims of a more prejudiced benefactor are removed when it is stated that "the new school shall be organized and conducted not merely to train technical specialists but to educate men in a broad way for public service...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE PRESS | 12/14/1935 | See Source »

Cast in the leading role of Remi Barbarin, the young Robert Lyneu gives only a mildly convincing performance. Chief honors in our opinion, are due to Vitalis, Remi's chief benefactor, and to Mattia, his companion in misfortune, who lends considerable colour and interest to the later part of the story...

Author: By S. V. N. p., | Title: The Moviegoer | 10/24/1935 | See Source »

...else they will realise that the gifts are only necessary because of the incredibly uneconomic, ineffective, and positively stupid treatment, by their benefactor, of the problem of Recovery...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NATIONAL YOUTH ADMINISTRATION | 10/19/1935 | See Source »

...discount plan was not solely the idea of President Tily. It had been worked over and approved by the Clothiers and the Strawbridges who, as sons of the founders, own most of the stock, carry on family traditions. Morris Lewis Clothier is chairman of the board, a benefactor of the Quaker colleges Swarthmore and Haverford. His brother, Isaac H. Clothier, vice president, is famed as a sportsman and horse fancier. (Their cousin, Robert C. Clothier, who did not go into the store, is president of Rutgers University.) Of the three living sons of Founder Strawbridge only one, Robert, is active...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Cash & Credit | 6/10/1935 | See Source »

...stupid Hans Wohlfahrt, wishing to have Margaret Sichert to himself, tipped off the Nazi secret police to his benefactor's notebook...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Holy Stupidity | 4/22/1935 | See Source »

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