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...methods of dispensing information in an academic community, the lecture system is the cheapest. No other means has been devised of presenting to a large student body a condensed mass of material, accompanied by interpretive analysis on the part of a recognized authority. Textbooks--or the majority of them--soon become antiquated, whereas from the platform, an instructor is able to alter his subject in accordance as new facts are unearthed. Unhappily, the difficulty of mastering the lecture system, with its many angles, is out of all proportion to its economy...
...domestic customers at the expense of commercial and industrial users; or what adjustment should be made for Hydro's low taxes. Most comparisons of Hydro's rates with U. S. rates are illogical because 70% of Hydro's power is Niagara Falls power, world's cheapest...
...prefabricated house is by no means the cheapest on the market. The famed wood-frame Hodgson house, originated 43 years ago by Boston's E. F. Hodgson, can be bought for considerably less. Sears, Roebuck & Co. will put a bungalow together for $2,500. But the prefabricated house builders hope to meet this competition by making their product twice as good as the cheapest house. They offer at least three things which Hodgson and Sears, Roebuck do not: termite-proof steel frames, airconditioning, fireproof materials. The prefabricated house is also earthquake-proof, can be blown over only...
...women of Washington, D. C. worth $100,000 and more, or, if he prefers, "969 wealthy Hebrews of Westchester." New York City Hebrews worth $50,000 to $100,000 are quoted at $75. Names of semi-millionaires in Boston, St. Louis and Texas bring an average of $15. Cheapest quotation is $5 which will buy one of a number of lists including the names of 222 residents of Jackson Heights (Queens, N. Y.) worth $50,000 or more...
Costs. Most expensive of the 100 boats in the exhibit was a 48-ft. Elco ($20,000). Cheapest was a 12-ft. Kayak ($13.95). Boats equipped with toilet, started at $1,590 for a 25-ft. Chris-Craft cruiser containing bunks for four & galley. Most orders were received for motor boats in the low and medium price range ($500 to $6,000). Maintaining its trend, rising steadily since 1931, the industry reported more orders on opening day than last year...