Word: billing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Bill Curwen, an elongated Exonian who last year stroked the Crimson to the Eastern sprint championship and a record-breaking victory over Yale, is back in his old position, after being given a tough battle for the post by Sophomore Art Rouner. The latter is now stroking the Jayvees...
During the current session a group of organizations petitioned the State Legislature for a measure that would end discrimination in Massachusetts educational institutions. Drafted as Senate 133, the bill came before the Education Committee on Monday, and, according to its backers, should "secure fair educational practice and equality of educational opportunity by preventing discrimination in education because of religion, race color, or national origin...
Among "unfair educational practices" the bill lists: denial of admission through the quota system; written or oral inquiries concerning the applicant's race, religion, color or national origin. Under the measure a commission would be set up to investigate all discriminatory practices in schools and colleges; after complaint by an aggrieved person, or when the Commission Chairman "has reason to believe that there is discrimination," the body could begin its investigation. If discrimination were discovered, the Superior Court would then have the power to issue cease and desist orders...
However, as now constituted, Senate 133 would cause much unnecessary trouble and could do more harm than good to educational institutions. Provisions of this bill would allow the educational director to examine all college records, designate the type of records that should be kept by schools, and investigate all admissions to sophomore, junior, and senior years as well as to freshman year. Such interference gives colleges a valid argument against the bill...
...Thomas-Taft Bill for federal aid to education is "a bill to subsidize irresponsibility." President Henry M. Wriston of Brown University told the Law School Forum at Cambridge High last night...