Word: eastern
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Although Serge Elisseeff, head of the Institute and professor of Far Eastern Languages, called the bill a mere formality, Senator William D. Fleming of Worcester led the opposition against it. One of the bill's proponents, Senator Hastings Keith of Plymouth explained that the Institute's assets already exceeded the present legal limit of $10 million...
...among nations that need higher allotments. Greece, for instance, now has a total quota of only 308, Turkey 225, and Japan 185. The President would also remove altogether from quotas the refugees who have entered under the special Refugee Relief Act and who have used up large portions of Eastern European allotments far into the 22nd Century...
These specific changes are not as far-reaching as a suggestion in the President's message that the whole idea of quotas based on national origins needs review. Established by a not-so-international Congress in 1924, the present quota system frankly discriminates against Southern and Eastern Europeans and Asians under the theory that people with English or Northern European names make better citizens. In view of the number of contributions made by the unfavored groups in the past, this thesis is absurd. In this respect the President's suggestion for a special, experimental quota...
...defeat, before 4,000 at the Garden, virtually erased all Crimson hopes of another NCAA Tourney invitation for this year and may have set up B.C. for one of the Eastern bids...
...varsity hockey team has really improved, and if it considers itself in contention for top Eastern honors, then it will beat Boston College tonight by two goals...