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Dates: during 1940-1949
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That was where matters stood last week. Congress' job was clear, but not simple: to design, on a budget which would not disrupt the peacetime economy, a Military Establishment which would lay the foundation for a strong, permanent defense force, but was capable of meeting an emergency the day after tomorrow. That was the task. Unless Congress did it, the Military Establishment, which should look like St. George ready for the dragon, would look more like Alice's White Knight, hung with carrots, fire tongs, bellows, beehives and mousetraps...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NATIONAL DEFENSE: Carrots & Fire Tongs | 5/3/1948 | See Source »

...think) and how to evaluate the "intensity factor" (how strongly the "respondent" feels about it). To solve such difficulties Pollster Roper has developed the "cafeteria" question, which gives a choice of answers from soup to nuts. Pollster Gallup has developed a system called the "quintamensional plan of question design," which measures not only the yes & no, but also the "respondent's" knowledge and his reasons for & against any issue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OPINION: The Black & White Beans | 5/3/1948 | See Source »

...knows much about the old three-story building behind Kirkland House. According to the University, it is "unfit for human habitation." But six students in the School of Design call it home and spend their spare time rebuilding...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Students Rebuild 'Unlivable' House | 4/24/1948 | See Source »

Professor Walter Gropius of the School of Design will speak to the Philosophy Club on "Design Topics" at 8 o'clock in the Fegg Large Lecture Room. The meeting is open to the public...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Design . . . | 4/22/1948 | See Source »

Professor Joseph F. Hudnut '09, (above) Dean of the School of Design, is chairman of the meeting, which spotlights "Design." Speakers include Arland A. Dirlam, Boston specialist on churches and schools, and Hugh A. Stubbins, Jr., assistant professor of Architecture at the University...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Architects Talk Careers Tonight | 4/22/1948 | See Source »

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