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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...James Vorenberg, CCA ward and precinct director, a heavier vote will be a "reflection of anger" and consequently a benefit to the CCA. Although Vorenberg did not have figures on the results of the CCA's recent drive to register voters, he felt confident that more had registered and more would turn out to vote than in a normal year. Vorenberg said that his organization had obtained complete coverage in roughly one-half of the city. He felt that its efficiency was "amazingly good" considering the lack of political canvassing experience of most of the workers. In Ward...
...would be unfortunate if the money were to be used up on a number of little projects, which give benefit only to the few people who engage in them. To a great extent, this is what happened to the grant last year; Houses used it for painting and sculpture rooms, theatre workshops, and art prizes, which proved to be of value to an unfortunately small minority of the Houses which instituted them...
This is only a suggestion, put forward to prevent a whittling away of the Ford money for small projects of limited benefit, and to prevent also several wasted visits from important men. The grant should be used to provide for the greatest benefit possible for the greatest amount of time. The money should not scare the Houses, but should encourage them to plan carefully before they put it into...
...student with advanced placement in two fields, or perhaps even one, would benefit by being able to skip a general education course. Advanced placement signifies that college level work has been performed in the accredited subject. Making a student take a general education course in the same area thus often causes him to repeat material already covered and prevents him from exploring more advanced subject matter. The freshman who enters with advanced placement in European History, for example, would be reviewing much duplicate material in most of the basic social science courses, and because of a shortage of time...
...larger part of the share" in financing the construction will be borne by the Yen-Ching Institute, an organization completely separate from the University. The University will, however, contribute to the cost of the program, since, as Reischauer says, "the plans include office and stall space for the benefit of all members of the University...