Word: equality
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...degree in teaching embraces a three year course with equal emphasis on the science of pedagogy and on further study in the subject or subjects to be taught...
...with a top-notch fleet, Congress last spring passed the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, offering the most liberal seagoing subsidies in U. S. history, including payments to shipbuilders of as much as 50% of construction costs and payments to ship-operators sufficient to put them on an equal basis with foreign competitors (TIME, July 13). To administer these important projects, the Act provided for a five-man Maritime Commission, gave it some $200,000,000 cash and powers over shipping similar to the Interstate Commerce Commission's powers over rail roads. Last week, when President Roosevelt "temporarily" appointed...
Most important factor in M.I.T.'s existence is a concern which has the exclusive right to sell its stock. Directly and through dealers Massachusetts Distributors, Inc. last year sold $38,000,000 worth of M.I.T. shares. The trust receives an amount equal to the liquidating value of its shares already outstanding on the day new shares are sold, so that there is no dilution of equity. For its commission the selling company adds about 5% (reduced from 8%). On repurchases from stockholders who want to sell the trust pays the full liquidating value, though it has the right...
Then Professor Lamson revealed for the first time that he had tried out 121 widely different chemical substances on both earthworms and pig roundworms, found only seven which killed both kinds with equal efficiency. More than half the 121 vermicides killed earthworms quickly, had no effect on the roundworms...
House dances are necessary not only for their social value but also because income from them for the year usually amounts to upwards of $300, a sum equal to that collected by subscriptions from House members. These funds are employed for the general House benefit and are administered by the Committees...