Word: influxes
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...original plan for University-operated parking lots on Soldiers Field and behind the Business School bears careful reconsideration. Such problems as grading the land, surfacing it with cinders, constructing a six foot fence and a sentry-box for the watchman seem easily surmountable in view of the great influx of cars. More important, however, is a University objection that the project would be a ridiculous investment if, as last year, students refused to use the area. Since the Student Council is investigating the situation, it might be wise to conduct another poll and determine how many students would find such...
After the influx of returning World War II veterans, it was hoped that the historic policies of the Legion would be modified to reflect the views of its junior partners, who were considered somewhat less hidebound than the old guard. But so far the hierarchy has held firm. The opinions it expresses, and which are given close attention in Congress, are not and do not pretend to be those of a majority of veterans or even Legionnaires. Rather policies are formulated at the top and passed down to the membership...
Rushing to complete as much of their job as possible before the Fall influx of students, hundreds of workmen are now laboring on construction in all corners of the University...
Expediting the book lines, which last year moved with agonizing slowness, is an important feature of the renovations. As many students will recall, the first floor rear, regular book department was entirely inadequate both in September and February as a result of the huge influx of veterans...
...even worse off by fall. By July 1, it will have lost the last of its draftees. From July to September a rush of departing short-term volunteers will boost discharge totals to 40,000 a month. To offset the trend, the Army can only hope for a big influx of high-school graduates (who are less enthusiastic about volunteering since the end of the draft) and a new recruiting bill now before Congress. The bill would permit enlistments of between two and six years, with a $50 annual bonus for indefinite "career" re-enlistments...