Word: joined
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...basement of University Hall, queries have already begun to pour into the office of William I. Nichols, secretary to the University for information, (to put it plainly, publicity manager). They are all asking when Harvard is going to join the NRA, and when Conant is going to give the papers a break. The answer to the first question is, When the Overseers and Fellows get back, if at all; to the second, When he talks to the Freshmen at the beginning of College--perhaps...
...great is the variety of activities which Harvard presents that even a bare enumeration would be impossible within the space allotted. Suffice it to say that any student who wants can join some organization and no student should be unable to find one that arouses his enthusiasm...
After capturing the outpost of Dolonnor from a mixed Manchukuo-Japanese garrison, smart Marshal Feng summoned all China to join his "struggle for righteousness." This crucially embarrassed the Chinese Government of wasp-waisted Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek who had made and is striving to keep a precarious peace with Japan. For weeks Chinese patriots sent fighting funds to War Lord Feng, who had fancy arm bands with fighting mottoes expensively stitched on his soldiers' sleeves, then suddenly announced, "I am going into retirement" (TIME, Aug. 14). Last week the Government of slim, shrill Generalissimo Chiang had to send a private...
...Atlantic, and the Shenandoah, first helium-filled dirigible. For three years he was Assistant Naval Attache in London, Berlin, Rome. When the Shenandoah's crash was laid to lack of weather information, Dr. Hunsaker promptly began work on meteorology and radio communications, resigned from the Navy to join the research staff of Bell Telephone Laboratories. For Goodyear-Zeppelin Corp. he, with Dr. Karl Arnstein who built 70 German dirigibles, turned out the Akron and the Macon. He will continue as consultant for Goodyear when he takes up his M.I.T. post this autumn...
...week. Reporters earning more were classed as "professionals," were not made subject to the provisions. 3) Fixed a 40-hr. week and a minimum hourly pay of 40? for all mechanical workers. 4) Guaranteed to employes the right of collective bargaining; guaranteed that no employe be required to join or refrain from joining any organization, as a condition of employment. Meanwhile staff writers of eight Philadelphia and Camden newspapers, not at all pleased with being classed as "professionals," drew up a list of objections, appointed Andrew McClean Parker, star reporter for David Stern's Philadelphia Record, to present their...