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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...years old, first expressed in the Monroe Doctrine: The Americas must belong only to North and South Americans. For most of the 115 years, U. S. policy has been confined mainly to the negative side of this doctrine, keeping foreign nations out. Recently Pan American conferences, the "Good Neighbor Policy," etc. have attempted to give it some positive substance. Last week in Washington a concrete step was taken to make this policy something more than a benign theory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CABINET: Something Practical | 3/20/1939 | See Source »

...properly taught, it should supply the student with exactly what Professor Mather desired most, methods of analysis and the tools with which to solve problems by himself. If this were done the methodology would be much like that of mathematics, and even according to Dr. Mather's conception equally good training for the mind. But at the present time, except for a few isolated instructors, the Economics department fails to do this. Instead, the theories worked out in great detail by the most eminent economists are thrust before the student, and he is asked to memorize them. Whereupon, he proceeds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SCIENCE AND THE CITIZEN | 3/18/1939 | See Source »

This shortcoming is by no means totally absent in the natural sciences; particularly in the biological sciences a good memory is the most essential weapon with which to fight an exam. Nevertheless, the laboratory periods counteract many evils, forcing the student as they do to solve the problem on his own by applying what he has learnt. The social sciences need "laboratory work" of the same kind. Tutorial and written papers are both steps in the right direction. Most important of all is that the teachers of the social sciences realize that their main object is not to present their...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SCIENCE AND THE CITIZEN | 3/18/1939 | See Source »

Skiing in. Snow Bartlett, N.H. Fair Good 33 Powder Brookline, N.H. Fair Good 9 Dry Canaan, N.H. Fair Good 20 Cannon Mt. (Tramway) N.H. Fair Good 105 27 Powder Conway, N.H. Fair Good 34 Powder Dartmouth Region, N.H. Fair Good 20 10 Powder Franconia Notch, N.H. Fair Good 65 27 Powder Fryeburg, Me. Fair Good 46 Wet Greenfield, Mass. Fair Poor 5 Soft Intervale, N.H. Fair Good 36 Powder Jackson, N.H. Fair Good 35 Powder Laconia (Gilford) N.H. Fair Fair 31 Frozen granular Lancaster, N.H. Fair Fair 24 1 new wet Lincoln, N.H. Fair Good 38 3 damp over...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SKIING CONDITIONS | 3/18/1939 | See Source »

With the best team in recent years, Coach Rene Peroy will pit his fencers against Yale at New Haven this afternoon in their final match of the season. Led by Captain Skip Batchelder, the swordsmen have dropped only one dual meet so far this year and stand a good chance of winding up the season with an easy conquest of Yale...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Fencing Team Highly Favored To Overcome Yale in Season's Finale | 3/18/1939 | See Source »

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