Word: ladders
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Formerly there was no idea more attractive to the working man than the ladder of success," Walsh began. "Workers believed that they could rely on themselves for success, and this independent spirit made unions unattractive, but now it is becoming obvious especially after some of the changes brought about by the depression that there is much less chance to advance...
Broadly outlined, the arrangements call for another staircase to Harvard Hall, probably on the longitudinal side facing Holden Chapel, and for Sever a new outside fire escape to relieve the present ladder which has been judged inadequate...
Numerous signs attest to the fact that the structure is not of the latest fireproof construction, yet facilities for emptying the building are at best scanty. The wire ladder on the second floor is the single attempt at a means of escape, and this would be difficult to unroll or manipulate, especially as iron bars are secured across the adjacent window...
...clock the Department's newest and shiniest ladder truck was blocking half of Quincy Street behind the Fire House, and a shower of spray fell from the hose at the top of the raised ladder...
...swell the ranks of the teaching staff and thousands more fill up the student roster, it is easy for the faculty man to hide behind a barrier of inaccessibility and let his ordinary pupils paddle their way without the cheery help of those at the top of the academic ladder...