Word: betweeners
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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The "exodus" this year was in part a result of the fact that since many of the permanent appointments in the Department are held by comparatively young men, openings for promotion into the permanent ranks will be few and far between in coming years.
Perhaps Professor Burbank's outstanding contribution to the University was the work that he did under President Lowell in helping to create the tutorial system. This bold step toward personalizing education, so deeply needed here at Harvard, has given American colleges a standard, an example of which the University may...
In the House of Representatives last week, New York's James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. (Rep.), a natty dresser, defined the difference between an under and an assistant secretary of the Cabinet. Said he: the former may wear spats.
The A.S.H. after his name meant "Author of Southern Harmony" - a collection of hymns, set to folk tunes, which he published in 1835. Southern Harmony sold 600,000 copies in 25 years, was so popular before the War between the States that even groceries and general stores stocked it. In...
Baldwin Locomotive Works today depends on non-railroad buying for half of its sales in even a good railroad buying year. At present, 80% of Baldwin's unfilled orders come from its hedges against bad locomotive business. Of this, Mid-vale's $18,500,000 backlog adds up...