Word: less
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Besides this immediate necessity, Harvard seems to have much the same problem as the other eastern universities, most of which like Yale and Dartmouth, have flourishing personnel departments. It may be argued that Harvard, because, of its location, or some tradition of individualism, has less need of vocational guidance. This point of view, however, seems a confusion of the question, in that more opportunities for placement are not sufficient to guide undecided Seniors in choosing a place. The problem, in other words, is bigger than local differences and is apparently becoming more pressing in proportion as the opportunities open...
...problems which face the world today are no less threatening, but their threat is veiled by an improved position throughout Europe, balanced budgets and stabilized currencies. It seems that the lesson of the post-war period has not been thoroughly learned: that confidence, and confidence along, seems to be the great solvent. With confidence and any degree of good management the government can be saved, he currency stabilized, any near-miracle worked; without confidence almost any cataclysm seems possible, despite the best efforts of statesmen...
...addition to Optional Consumption, the committee (seemingly bent on creating phrases) also discussed Leisure Consumption-the fact that shorter hours of employment produce longer hours of leisure and that less work and more play make Jack a good spender. The busy radio and cinema industries were cited as examples of Optional Consumers engaged in Leisure Consumption...
...Girard alumni ambled, as they usually do, placidly and gregariously about the halls of their undergraduate years. Several seemed perturbed, some even seemed alarmed last week. What disturbed them was a rumor that their college endowment-77 millions, or eight millions less than Harvard's (greatest U. S. endowment)-might fall into political hands and be spirited away...
...last week's annual corporation meeting, set aside 225,000 shares of common stock, 75,000 shares of which are offered during the present year. Another 75,000 will be offered next year and the final 75,000 in 1931. These future shares will be priced at 10% less than the average Stock Exchange price for the last three months of the year preceding the offer...