Word: matter
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Annex, convinced that it was an inside job, has turned the matter over to President Wilbur K. Jordan, who is now considering what steps to take...
...compared with any other people at any other time in the world's history or for that matter any other people at the present time in the world's history, we are enjoying in this country more abundant material benefits than can be found elsewhere at any time. Not everyone is fully provided with the necessities of food, clothing, and shelter. Not everyone has employment. But taking the country as a whole and taking the rest of the world as a whole, the percentage of Americans who are suffering real deprivation is small indeed as compared with other peoples...
...policy considers scholarships an inducement to good high school students, or a reward for high grades at college. Scholarships are intended to put into practical terms what Harvard considers the proper qualifications for admissions and Deans List; if students can support themselves they are not eligible for scholarships no matter how good their record. This is a bold attempt to eliminate the economic factor privately in higher education, and represents perhaps the most liberal scholarship philosophy of any university...
...member of Harvard University, and half of them must be students at Harvard College. You can't undertake any activity outside the limits of Cambridge without Dean's Office permission. You've got to get Dean's Office approval if you want to put up posters or distribute printed matter in the Houses. You can't appear on a sponsored radio or television program. If you want to hold a rally, the Student Council decides when, and the Dean's Office decides where. And if you want to put out a publication, you've got still more restrictions to hurdle...
...rules differ from those now in effect in allowing organizations to distribute printed matter and posters through dorms without prior Deans' approval. They also provide for a periodic investigation by the Council of all groups to see that they still abide by the rules...