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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...given a fair chance for scholastic rehabilitation. Their inclusion in the House Plan would not only be a just recognition of their mental needs and of the suitability of the House Plan to satisfy them, but would also insure a valuable revenue for an administration which finds it difficult to fill its rooms...
...year 1932-33, however, there will be a falling off in the amount available for scholarships and loans due to the fact that the income from invested funds will be less and the repayments from loans somewhat slower, especially among the recent graduates who have found it difficult to obtain employment. At the present moment, it is estimated that the total shrinkage will be about $18,000, although it is reasonable to expect that some of this will be offset by additional gifts during the year and by residuary bequests which will become available. The loss in income available...
...week ago, I'd been eating only one meal a day. My friends say I'm sure to lose my slim figure (they say I'm slim) but if I do I'm sure I can get it back again. I've done more difficult things...
...friend Herriot, went about Paris insisting that France must pay, tried to form a Cabinet on that basis. He raised such hopes in Washington that Congressional leaders were persuaded by the State Department to hurl no speeches at France which might make the Premier-designate's task more difficult. With an effort Congressmen & Senators bottled their spleen. Thus aided M. Chautemps proceeded to?fail. He found plenty of French Deputies rueful over what they had done but no majority ready...
When a Russian needs more food or clothing than his ration card entitles him to buy, he can go to the special Torgsin stores which sell only for valuta (foreign money), if he has any valuta-a difficult thing for a Russian to obtain. Last week the bars went down a little. To increase the State's stock of silver, Torgsin was authorized to accept silver plate and old jewelry as valuta. Next day Torgsin stores were jammed with hungry, ill-clad natives, eager to swap silver for rough clothing and such luxuries, dear to Russians, as smoked salmon...