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Looking over his paycheck, the graduate who went in for general education has some reason to be sorry he did not specialize ("It is regrettable," said one alumnus, "but culture is inedible"). The humanities major tends to embark on an unprofitable career as teacher (27%), clergyman (/5%), or artist (1%). Even if a humanities man goes into business, the chances are about one to four he will end up just eking out his living (only 6% of the specialists find themselves in that position). The social scientists do even worse in business: 31% hold "rank-and-file" jobs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: The Old Grad | 4/7/1952 | See Source »

...subsidies. The reason is that once a shipper gets a subsidy he is straitjacketed by a host of rules. Examples: he cannot quit a subsidized route even if it turns out to be a money loser; he must replace old ships with vessels made in U.S. yards; he cannot embark on any auxiliary or any new enterprise not connected with shipping...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SHIPPING: Stormy Weather | 3/24/1952 | See Source »

Regular NROTC juniors and freshmen will embark on their summer cruise on July 18, the Navy Department announced Saturday. An eight-ship convoy, consisting of a battleship, a cruiser, and six destroyers, will carry the midshipmen to Europe, where they will dock at two as yet undisclosed ports...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Middies to Take European Cruise | 2/25/1952 | See Source »

Fairbank, who was in San Francisco ready to embark, immediately wired Senator Pat McCarran (D-Nevada) asking for a chance to testify before his Internal Security Committee "to answer libelous ex-Communist accusations...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Army Prevents Professor Fairbank From Travelling to Japan to Teach | 9/21/1951 | See Source »

Fairbank, who was in San Francisco ready to embark, immediately wired Senator Pat McCarran (D-Nevada) asking for a chance to testify before his Internal Security Committee "to answer libelous ex-Communist accusations...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Army Prevents Professor Fairbank From Travelling to Japan to Teach | 9/20/1951 | See Source »

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