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...exchanges as the scales upon which that great national resource, invested capital, is weighed and evalued. Scales of such importance must be tamper-proof with no concealed springs-and there must be no laying on of hands. Such scales must not be utilized by the inside few to the detriment of the outside many...
...statistical triumph of sorts, but the researchers of the Distilled Spirits Institute (formed after Repeal and headed by erstwhile Prohibition officer Dr. James M. Doran) collated the findings of its sober field workers, arrived at the conclusion that screen bibbers were shown drinking Scotch almost exclusively, to the detriment of an impressionable public...
...must be a thorough contribution to the knowledge of the world through productive scholarship and intelligent research on the part of its faculty and graduate students. For this reason a balance between these two goals must be achieved, so that one aim does not obscure or act to the detriment of the other. Today at Harvard the art of teaching has been subordinated to the function of research, and the balance between the two should be restored...
...last week an archaic Union regulation, that no oranges or apples can be given out uncut, has been enforced for the first time this year, to the detriment of the Yardlings' midnight snacks and orange fights. Sharp contrast to this is seen in the House dining halls, where oranges, apples, bananas, and even grapefruit are doled out gratis and uncut...
...suspicion. With the enrollment lists to these institutions growing steadily each year and with an annual scandal involving similarity of term themes among habitues, both the University and the Council have chosen a splendid occasion to launch this new drive against what may in time become a distinct detriment and danger. At present no one can point an accusing finger at the tutoring schools of Harvard Square and Mt. Auburn stating categorically that they constitute a harmful situation and tend to hurt rather than help the best interests of the University. This is not the case nor has it been...