Word: factors
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...pattern of American politics, the dissatisfied elements in the middle-West are once again moving toward the formation of a third party. Already well-advanced in Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, the Dakotas, and Montana, this movement promises to figure prominently in the approaching state elections and may be the decisive factor in determining the balance of power in the coming Congress. Third party movements in this region have been frequent in the past but have always failed to achieve their objectives because of opposition by both of the major parties...
Facts & figures on the nation's business made exciting reading last week. Because for the corresponding week a year ago the bank moratorium was about to engulf the U. S. and most trade teetered close to a standstill, the weekly indices showed enormous gains. But even discounting that factor, anyone with half an eye could see that the usual spring rise was accelerating at more than a seasonal pace. Car loadings were 26.6% above last year, 5.4% above the week before and, for the first time, topped the corresponding week of 1932. Electric power output was 16.5% above...
...With a new constitution, which it is hoped will obviate the former tendency of the organization to forget its original aim of perpetuating the glories of Harvard's past by concentrating on the chores of members of social standing, the society is in a position to be a major factor not only in reviving respect for tradition among the undergraduates, but also in promoting their enthusiastic participation in the memorial activities...
First definite steps in the reorganization of the Harvard Memorial Society, famed in the past as one of the University's leading organizations, and now being revived by officials and students of Harvard to act as a major factor in the tercentenary celebration were taken yesterday evening t a meeting in the Union when officers and committees were chosen. Herbert Milton Irwin, Jr. '37, of Port Washington, Long Island, was elected president; Harvey McClary Dawson '37, of Washington, D.C., vice-president; James Brewster Hallett '37, of Denver, Colorado, secretary; and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr. '37, of Washington, D.C., treasurer. Three...
...become an even more important factor in the creation of intermediate credit for business generally if the present plans for the banks to set up machinery to furnish capital to industry do not work...