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By this time Quebec cohorts of Vice, in the persons of the city's taxi drivers, had gone violently to the rescue of girls and madams, swinging monkey wrenches and auto jacks in their onslaughts upon Virtue's students. In the thick of the battle Quebec patrons of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CANADA: Virtue's Students | 10/19/1936 | See Source »

The modern trailer is no longer an ugly wooden box. Anywhere from 14 to 30 feet long, it is a streamlined lozenge of light metal with curtained windows, chromium fittings, a simple swivel joint at the bow where it couples with the automobile. Inside, it is as compactly luxurious as...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: Nation of Nomads? | 6/15/1936 | See Source »

¶ Small, self-assured Princess Elizabeth, second in line to the British throne, celebrated her tenth birthday in Windsor Great Park last week. As a special treat, she was allowed to have breakfast downstairs with her father & mother, the Duke and Duchess of York, and her grandmother, Queen Mary. Birthday...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Crown's Week | 5/4/1936 | See Source »

All in all, the Committee must be congratulated on an intelligent and far-seeing program for the future. Not only have all existing skeletons been swept from the departmental closets, but their return has been made forever impossible by the inauguration of the new system of elementary education. Future Committees...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NEW LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS | 2/12/1936 | See Source »

On hundreds of campuses last week, students opened trunks, tossed their contents helter-skelter into closets. With some colleges already opening and others holding freshman week, enrollments were generally up, might set a new record. Newsworthy openings:

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Openers | 9/30/1935 | See Source »

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