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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Under the present ruling a House Master is allowed to fill 5 per cent of his annual quota with graduate students. Small as this percentage may seem, it equals one third of the men who are refused admission to the Houses each year. Although most of the graduates form a desirable element, and contribute a great deal to House activities, the fact remains that the Houses were built for the undergraduates, and they should be considered first...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A PARTIAL SOLUTION | 12/17/1936 | See Source »

...immediately tried to reason the whole problem out, and arrived at the conclusion that the people don't want war, that in times of crises they are easily led, merely tools in the hands of politicians and munitions makers. Today, the nations of the world are spending 81 per cent of their incomes for armament, and according to him, the people deriving benefits are not the nations themselves, but greedy individuals growing sleek on the sweat from other brows...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "War Is Hell," Says Francis Lederer in Speaking of World Disrupted by Greed | 12/11/1936 | See Source »

...airplane quotations represent, in most cases, a 10 per cent reduction from twice the one-way fare. There is no reduction on round trip railway fares east of Chicago. The Pullman prices given are twice the one-way price for lower berths. There is no reduction for round trip. Upper berths are 80 per cent of the price of lowers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Railway and Air Lines Claim Rushing Trade; Save Money and Hitch - Hike | 12/9/1936 | See Source »

Students travelling in groups by plane have, under certain conditions, access to a 15 per cent reduction on round trips. Call Boston offices for information. The round trip rates are as follows: Destination Plane Railr'd Lower Berth New York $ 25.00 $ 18.80 $ 5.00 Buffalo 50.78 29.70 5.00 Cincinnati 93.50 56.10 12.00 Chicago 96.90 61.10 13.50 St. Louis 114.10 72.60 16.00 Minneapolis 126.90 93.70 17.00 San Francisco 304.55 145.15 44.50 Denver 209.19 102.55 28.00 Seattle...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Railway and Air Lines Claim Rushing Trade; Save Money and Hitch - Hike | 12/9/1936 | See Source »

...marked increase in the placement of student job seekers is indicated from the unofficial figures of the University Employment Bureau of December 1, which show a 10 per cent gain in jobs filled as compared with the same jobs a year ago. Added to this is the disclosure that about 1000 University applications for employment have been received up to date, which is slightly less than the number received last year at this time, and that already over 700 jobs have been filled...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Marked Increase in Student Employment Seen In Unofficial College Figures Recently Released | 12/7/1936 | See Source »

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