Word: carr
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What Is History? by Edward Hallett Carr. A Cambridge don discourses on how much of history is invention, how it should be invented, and to what...
...purposes. The National Defense Education Act, for example, gave a huge financial boost to science and foreign language study, but as a result many schools simply skimped on history and English-a clear case of "federal control'' to critics. The only answer, says Executive Secretary William G. Carr of the National Education Association, is for Congress to give aid without strings, and "trust the integrity, patriotism and good judgment of local and state school boards and administrators." Pending that happy day. others now believe that the best safeguard might be a really strong federal education agency, similar...
This trend was noted by Master Sergeant Frank J. Carr at the Army recruiting station which handles Metropolitan Boston enlistments. The station's monthly quota has remained steady at about 60; in July, the actual total was 69, in August 79, in September 77, and though October is not yet half over, the total has already reached 77. Perhaps lured by lavishly printed four-color booklets, which note that the Army "guarantees in writing your choice of training BEFORE enlistment," would-be enlistees have been applying at the rate of four for every opening. By far the two most popular...
...After eliminating defending champ Joe Carr and U.S. Airman Ralph Morrow in the British Amateur Golf Championship, grizzled Scot Jimmy Walker, 40, ran out of steam, lost to husky British Walker Cupper Michael Bonallack...
Commencement oratory at big (12,000 students), burgeoning San Francisco State College was striking time-hollowed notes. "You are standing in the portal between academic life and nonacademic life," intoned President Glenn S. Dumke. Then California State Finance Director John E. Carr rose and explained in plain words just what President Dumke meant. Said Carr: "You have been generously subsidized by the citizens of California. Now you will be on the other side. I hope when your time comes to cough up taxes to pay for these things that you will do it not only willingly, but perhaps with...