Word: bureau
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Prompted by announcements of reviews in various courses which have been sent to students by a tutoring establishment, Dean Hanford's statement suggests that any students in difficulty get in touch with the Bureau of Supervisors, a University-run department which serves essentially the same end with none of the harmful effects...
...Students who feel the need of assistance in any course are advised to consult the Bureau of Supervisors at 41 Holyoke House. The College authorities are of the opinion that the Bureau of Supervisors is prepared to give all the special help legitimately required by students," he concluded...
...shop, and is now a co-partner. But since Harry Cowles' long illness a couple of years ago, Everett has done most of the work behind the counter. In the line of duty, he has done many good turns for the boys, even serving as an ex-officio date bureau between Harvard and Radcliffe tennists...
...practice of giving reviews for Freshmen during the examination periods has developed over the past four years. This is the first year, however, that formal and complete preparation for these reviews has been made by the Bureau of Supervisors...
...previous fall's false war boom. But whereas 1939's false boom was really confined to raw commodity prices, 1940's advance carried up practically all prices of manufactured goods. By mid-November, when the spot-price index was still under its September 1939 peak, the Bureau's much broader index of 863 wholesale prices had passed the 1939 peak, was up to 79.7% of its 1926 average. In short, manufacturers and processors all along the line had passed on their higher raw material costs to their customers and ended by charging the ultimate consumers...