Word: indexes
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...important Sophomore tutorial, which in a sufficiently staffed department would give the student a panoramic view of his field, is hopelessly muddled by the individual interests of the tutors. This work should be standardized and systematized, and would be better carried out in larger groups. In addition, a card index for books in Biochemistry should be compiled to simplify tutorial references, since Holyoke House is useless to concentrators. Lastly, there should be more men among the tutors interested in more specialities...
Other items of Depression II: ¶. In October 1936, General Electric Co. instituted its Cost of Living Adjustment Plan, paid employes making $4,000 and less a bonus based on the Department of Labor's cost-of-living index. Still on this basis, G.E. last week cut its bonus from 5% to 3%, its common stock dividend from...
...years as head of I. T. U., his two-and-a-half years of personal affiliation with C. I. O., aggressive President Howard made many an enemy for himself, many friends for Mr. Baker, an able union politician who is no enemy of the C. I. O. A better index to traditionally independent printers' opinions of A. F. of L. v. C. I. O. was provided by their last I. T. U. convention and by a recent referendum. They voted: 1) to remain within A. F. of L., refuse to pay assessments levied by Mr. Green's executive...
Thus copper, an excellent gauge of business pressure, showed foreign industry still moving under good steam. But in the U. S. pressure remained low. The latest Federal Reserve index of industrial production (for April) stood at 17, down two points from March. Statisticians guessed that by last week it had dropped another point or two. Other metals besides copper reflected this trend: Scrap steel and tin were off slightly for the week, lead was down to 4? a pound from...
...still have jobs are getting lighter pay envelopes than a year ago, although most hourly rates are unchanged since against union resistance it is easier to cut hours than rates. As usual in depressions, payrolls have dropped faster than jobs. In a year, the Labor Department's index of factory employment has gone down 22%, payrolls 33%. Both have moved faster in the Roosevelt Depression than in the first year of Hoover's: from October 1929 to October 1930 factory employment fell 20%, payrolls...