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Last week William P. MacCracken Jr., Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Aeronautics, issued a 45-page code of regulations for the new year, revised from last year's first code (TIME, Feb. 15). The code, very full, contains the following chief items: 1) Both ships and pilots will be divided in three classes: transport, industrial, private. 2) There will be stringent inspection rules for every plane built, new or remodeled. 3) Private pilots must be aged at least 16, transport and industrial 18, and must pass examination in mechanics and operation. 4) Acrobatic flying is prohibited over congested parts...
...Bronxville, N. Y., named in memory of Mr. Lawrence's late wife, Sarah. He gave it $1,250,000 in property, securities and corporate stock, including his Bronxville home. He formed a board of trustees, with President Henry Noble MacCracken of Vassar College for chairman. He obtained Principal Marion Coats, of Bradford Academy (Bradford, Mass.) for first president. It was Miss Coats who, last week, announced that Sarah Lawrence College would open in 1928 for some 250 young ladies. To make them appreciate their opportunities, tuition would be $1,500 per annum (no expenses to be borne by endowment...
...following excerpts were taken from the speech made Ey Dr. Henry Noble MacCracken, President of Vassar College, at the meeting of the National Student, Federation in Ann Arbor, lastweek...
...sufficient value to devote to its representatives his house, his dinner table, and his serious interest. Similarly older, more experienced, and outstanding educational leaders have, as it were, gone out of their way to give evidence of their serious support of the Federation. Dr. Meiklejohn, Dr. Duggan, President MacCracken, and President Little all spoke at Ann Arbor, recognizing the necessity for educational experiment, each pointing out different lines for such experiment, and each emphasizing the importance of student contribution to it. In other words they supported the chief purpose for which the Federation exists, the student's part in formulating...
...Michigan Union, the student gathering will be addressed by Thomas Cavanaugh, President of the University of Michigan Student Council, by Dr. Shirley Smith, Secretary of the University, by Lewis Fox, by Dr. Stephen P. Quggan, Director of the Institute of International Education, and by President Henry Noble MacCracken of Vassar College. On Friday and Saturday, the Congress will pass judgment upon ratifications of the Federation's Constitution, and upon the extension of international relations, as well as upon the three most important student problems, previously mentioned...