Word: learne
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Soviet Union last year produced a full 200 tons of the metal, the second highest gold production in the world, exceeded only by South Africa. Russia's army is the largest in the world, one of the best equipped. It was no surprise to anybody last week to learn that bigwigs in the Kremlin had decided to spend some of Russia's new gold on building up her long-neglected navy, but eyebrows shot up over one item in the new naval program...
Briefly, a survey course, delivered by a capable lecturer, and covering the period from Homer to Demosthenes, is what is now needed. There are still many men who, having neither the time nor the inclination to learn the Greek language, still wish to become familiar with the literature and life of this era. For them as well as for the enrolled concentrators in the classics such a course would be a timely and popular addition to the roster of courses now available...
Named assistant news editor of the Hearst Atlanta Georgian and Sunday American last fortnight was Randolph Apperson Hearst, 21, one of Publisher William Randolph Hearst's twin sons,* his youngest. Sent to the Georgian and American ten months ago to learn more newspapering under Publisher Herbert Porter, young Randolph Hearst delighted Atlanta youngbloods by leasing for living quarters half a floor in the swank northside Biltmore Apartments, buying a 12-cylinder Packard, an English Austin, a twin-engined cabin monoplane, learning to fly. Six feet tall, broad-shouldered, small-hipped, expert squash and softball player, fond of dancing, blond...
...Chairman of the S.E.C., one can see advantages both for the alumni and Harvard in this meeting. It will give interested graduates a chance to air their suspicions and suggestions about recent Harvard policy, to have their questions answered directly from the most omniscient source. Though they may not learn the actual pulse of Harvard, the President can and will feel the pulse of the alumni...
...C.I.O., the General Motors of Canada waits for the knock-out punch. It is prepared to allow the employees of the Ontario plants all the benefits of the Detroit Agreement, balking only at the employees' representative, who is an organizer from the United States. What the Lewis groups must learn is how to give up tactics successful in the past for others that under new circumstances will bring peace to Oshawa...