Word: habits
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Protestant Church bodies do not make a habit of complaining to the State Department about the behavior of another Church, but last week two of them did just that. The Reformed Church in America (200.000 members), and the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.* (500,000 members) were the complainers...
...investors were scarcely interested. Although under pressure they absorbed the bonds of German cities, South American republics and Japanese utilities, they did not get the habit of buying foreign securities and go shopping for more. On the contrary, they sold. Transactions on the exchanges showed a net decrease in U.S. holdings of foreign securities of $830 million between 1922 and 1930. The U.S. investor preferred to bid up securities at home...
...should take just as little as possible with them to Reception Centers, officers of the Department suggested, pointing out that soldiers are in the habit of carrying their own baggage. One important item to remember is plenty of underwear, since GI issue is often short on that. Sneakers are a good idea, and pajamas should be taken if desired...
...empty atmosphere. They will not have the advantage of constant undergraduate contact or of such groups as the Student Council Committee on Curriculum and Tenure to give them the worm's perspective. There are a few broad outlines they might well remember. Departments, often made rigid by custom and habit, could be kept alive by frequent conferences, with new ideas actually sought after. The large problem of faculty appointments needs attention--getting the right man to teach the right course, getting the great scholars and at the same time capable and inspiring instructors. Depredations of public service among the faculty...
None of them have had to swim 100 yards in the Charles River yet. In fact, the suggestion has already been made by bystanders (it's getting to be a habit) that they should practice for a race with they Navy men who go out for crew...