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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Motors plant at Flint in 1937 had been cited against him, was not satisfied. He asked to appear to give "the real, inside story" of his sit-down conduct, which he had never told because "I never wanted to impair my position as mediator." Now that he was no longer Governor he would speak...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Flashlit Faces | 1/23/1939 | See Source »

Even less is known about Augustus Cobb, except that the practice of law attracted him considerably longer than it did his brother. Neither brother "made" Who's Who, and Augustus was not considered prominent in Alumni affairs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Conant Asks Attack On Secondary School Problems | 1/23/1939 | See Source »

...part. And when this happens, then the students themselves will see that twenty gruelling hours of copying and time for re-reading could be better and more cheaply spent on the course reading itself. Then, in the words of former Dean Pound on the problem, it will no longer be a question of "the blind leading the blind"; the battered tutoring schools will have quit the ring...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SCHOLASTIC SPARRING | 1/18/1939 | See Source »

...fiery little Bill Stewart, a baseball umpire for six years, was flabbergasted at being sent to the showers in the middle of the second inning. Said he: "I would have lasted longer if I hadn't talked back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Out | 1/16/1939 | See Source »

...importance. Emphasis should be placed almost entirely on practical exposition. Professor Morrison has recognized this in his statement accompanying the new requirements. With a more coherent program and greater uniformity of method envisioned, there should be closer cooperation between section men. And, since the course is no longer to be carried as a spare tire on the Freshman's schedule, its standards should be raised...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE TWO R's--'RITIN' RIGHT(LY) | 1/16/1939 | See Source »

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