Word: control
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Among other subjects are a survey of music, great modern philosophers, organization and control of industry, astronomy, the American Constitution, foreign languages, writing for publication, the Civil War and Reconstruction, introductory psychology, and sociology...
Most political scientists think the educators are wrong. Five years ago University of Chicago began a study of school control, assigned to it an educator and a political scientist. Last week, after studying school systems in the 191 cities (33 of which they visited), the educator, Professor Nelson B. Henry, and the political scientist, Professor Jerome G. Kerwin. made a surprising report.* They agreed that so-called "independent" school systems had just as much politics and corruption as dependent ones...
Professors Henry & Kerwin concluded that the best system is control of the schools by regular municipal executives because it: 1) enables cities to co-ordinate education with other activities, such as recreation and health; 2) enables voters to put their fingers on the individuals responsible for good or bad school management...
...recent years Oxford Groupers have concluded that '"God-control" could, and should, change not only individuals but nations and the world. One instance of this belief which gives pause to many an anti-Fascist is the Buchmanite notion that dictators are fine fellows who simply need a little Buchmanite guidance to become good Buchmanites-and incidentally order their obedient millions to do likewise. Last week in London, world headquarters of the Group, and in Switzerland, where Buchmanites have held many an international gathering, Dr. Buchman's current strategy bore newsworthy results...
...Texas the same day, President John W. Carpenter of Texas Power & Light, an affiliate of huge Electric Bond & Share Co., penned a similar letter to the Lower Colorado River Authority, TVA of the Southwest. Allegedly sponsoring flood control, LCRA has urged a number of municipalities along the Colorado River to build their own power plants with PWA aid. Texas Power & Light has 1,277 miles of power line serving 13,200 customers in this Texas area, which is as big as Massachusetts and Connecticut combined. Last week, President Carpenter offered to sell this chunk of his system to LCRA, saying...