Word: extras
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...suggestion fell on the deaf ears of already over-burdened department heads, it got a more sympathetic reception from three Californians who agreed to finance a scheme to stimulate extra-curricular reading in American History. Next week the eight History Counsellors and the Faculty committee in charge will meet to evaluate the accomplishments of the program's first year, and to chart a course...
...these extra-curricular musical groups are interested in making a greater contribution to music at Harvard they could do so by giving a few free, informal performances here during the year. The Yard Concerts are the nearest approach we have to a close relationship between extra-curricular music and the College as a whole, and there is no apparent reason why their principle could not be applied more freely...
...Construction, General Labor & MaterialHandlers Union (A. F. of L.) had a closed-shop contract for work onpart of Pennsylvania's new, $60,000,000 Dream Highway (Harrisburg to Pittsburgh). This meant that farmers in Somerset County, who do spare-time work on the roads for extra cash, had to join the union and pay $15 initiation fees in order to get jobs. Six-foot, two-inch Farmer Victor Glessner organized his fellows, smashed the union's county headquarters, ran two organizers away, had another indicted for waving a pistol at protesting ruralites. Having effectively opened the closed shop...
...chief operating handicaps have been its poor airmail contract and the lack of feeders for its slim cross-country line. The new Civil Aeronautics Authority has partly remedied the first by awarding T. W. A. $400,000 extra mail compensation two months ago and increased further compensation. John Hertz tried to remedy the second last year by unsuccessfully bidding for Eastern Air Lines (TIME, March...
...Masters have agreed that as an experiment for the year 1939-40, each House will admit 10 to 12 Associate Members who will be give the privileges of the dining hall, common room, library, and extra-curricular activities of that House. Associates will be selected from the waiting lists of those who applied earlier...