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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Mere Pittance. The plight of the student is more alarming still. Since practically no shop or factory will employ them, only a handful of students can ever work their way through college. Of 150,000 university students in France, only 25,000 have government scholarships of about $28.50 a month. Since the average student's rent takes about $23, the scholarship leaves only a pittance for food, clothing and books. The fact is, says Etienne MacRay, secretary of the national student union, "unless a student has wealthy parents, he is forced to go hungry much of the time. This...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Plight of the Harmless | 3/22/1954 | See Source »

...long term goal for strengthening the Far Eastern trade would be a mutual support system like that employed in Europe. Mating a flow of raw materials from southeast Asia with the industrial output of Japan would ensure economic stability. While low production makes this plan impossible at present, the United States could build toward it by channeling Far East aid through Japan. Its factories could make the agricultural equipment destined for the Asian countries. A double prescription, this would employ Japanese industry while promoting increased productive ability on the mainland. The loss of this market would hardly affect the huge...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Double Prescription | 3/6/1954 | See Source »

Shepard will probably employ his usual starting lineup with the possible exception of center, where 6-foot 6-inch senior Ed Blodnick might rate opening honors over slumping Harry Sacks...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Five Meets Brown Tonight, Seeks to Break Losing Streak | 2/24/1954 | See Source »

...ceremonial public appearances of Paul Magloire are always kingly. Usually he is in one of his uniforms (cost: $300-$1,000 each), which variously employ the old-fashioned trappings-the plume, the spurred boot, the epaulet and the aiguillette. His manner, too, is regal; one aide carries his special, seven-inch cigars in a leather box; another stands ready to hold his gold-headed cane like a staff of office. A vast, burly man-he stands six feet and his chest measures 44 in.-Magloire carries off his formal appearances with unerring dignity. When on parade he is being what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HAITI: Bon Papa | 2/22/1954 | See Source »

...University has promised, however, that there will be no expansion of present student help into the jurisdiction of employees now on its payroll. This promise may obligate the University to employ only outside porters...

Author: By Stephen L. Seftenberg, | Title: Lowell House and Yard Will Lose Maids in Fall | 2/20/1954 | See Source »

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