Word: generality
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Federation of Labor is not to be ignored. It is a significant fact that that organization is pushing this movement to the limit. But unless our professors see an advantage in refusing to read a book or give a lecture whenever the Federation of labor chooses to call a general strike, it is difficult to see how the profession itself will gain from such an alliance. A federation of teachers unassociated with labor organizations ought to be able to reach their goal without encountering the real dangers which would attend such an association...
...desired by the Paris Central Committee that American college and university men, both students and instructors, send expressions of opinion concerning the general and particular objects of the Congress to the American representative, Mr. Robert Ferrari, 159 E. 122 street, New York City. These constructive criticisms will be made the basis of a report which will soon be published, and will govern the future action of the Congress...
Shortly after the meeting which is in session now, M. Jean Finelle, General Secretary of the International Bureau and Instructor at the College SainteBarbe at Paris, will make a tour of the colleges and universities of this country. He will explain the purposes of the Congress to the American students and professors, and get suggestions and advice for the future policy of the organization...
Aside from all this, there is one crowning advantage which it seems that the building of Beaune University by direct action of the United States War Department should aid in translating into practical fact. This advantage would be Federal supervision of education, with a view to its general improvement. We are far from advocating state subsidies or aids to institutions of learning, or paternalism or active central control or domination of educational development in any form. We are not hankering to take orders from any federal "School-master-General," But at the same time it is a significant fact that...
Tickets for the Intercollegiate Track meet to be held in the Stadium on May 30 and 31 are now on sale at the H. A. A., Amee's Bookstore, Leavitt & Peirce's and at Wright & Ditson's, Boston. For Friday's events all tickets are general admission, 55 cents apiece including war tax, while for Saturday the tickets are $1.65 and $1.10 with a few general admission tickets at 55 cents...